The Days In Great Britain (Part 2) : Uxbridge, Brunel University

On 4:30p.m 3/2/2014 we safely arrived at Heathrow, london. Imagine a 13hour daylight flight for the both of us, It was a total big relief. Then as soon as we arrived, we were supposed to fill up these arrival cards to get through the british immigration officers (don't really know the exact terms orang-orang tersebut) but since nobody told us about that, so kami pon selamba jela redah..as soon as we get there, the 40 year old officer asked us several questions that we didn't expect to..some of them are dia punya psycho gila bila tanya tu that makes aiman a little bit of gelabah... then I tried to answer all his questions as calmly as I could..although in the inside even I was "gelabah" a bit..

Alhamdulillah we got through it,,kakak picked us up at the airport after waiting for her for about an hour since she had to travel by bus and its her first time going to heathrow alone since her touchdown on last october..so at first we were mad for waiting for her but after knowing her situation so lama2 hilang rasa nak marah tu..

As soon as I reached kakak's room, dia punya kelegaan tak terkata..the first thing that I wanna do is to lie down on her comfy bed..but thats not possible when your sister is a hygienic freak kan. but I managed to "qada" my total hours of jet lagged the next day..

So kakak said that in a few days she is going to be a bit busy considering that she has to submit a few assignments on that day so me and aiman had to go exploring uxbridge ourselves..

jangan main2..pavi pon hado kat "perkampungan" london ni...but we had to take a bus from kakak"s place to here...

ni lak just a five minute walking distance from brunel ...saja gedik amok pic sini..almaklumlah jakun 

ni pic aku post kat facebook yang mengundang likes terbanyak dalam sejarah dan juga  pelbagai persoalan common seperti " adlin sambung study ke?"  sampai ke sudah aku tak jawab..biarkan mereka dengan soalan2 sebegitu muahahaha...alaa sooner or later people will know the truth..penat gak nak balas komen sorang2..oh btw ni pic dekat brunel university..just around kawasan hostel

and this was taken on our 3rd day at london..when we were just strolling around the campus..nasib pagi lagi so tak kacau orang..nak snap pic pon tak malu sangat lol..and it was freezing cold..i think the temperature was around 3 to 5 degrees

brunel at 5p.m..masa ni nak try biasakan diri untuk terima hakikat perubahan waktu dimana siang agak pendek..still in winter season kan...

this is the hall"s kitchen where i spent most of my time here..kakak"s flatmates bila nampak aku masak mesti diorang akan cakap " jasmine never cooks" ..well yeah i know haha..dapur punya cantik  mestilah aku  suka duduk sini

Then coincidently aiman's college friend was there on holiday too so we decided to meet up and had coffee together

sapa yang duduk UK ni mesti dah jemu tengok costa ni..macam mamak orang2 UK gak la

with farah (final year business student at brunel) and elynn aiman's friend...adik2 ini sangatlah baik walaupun datang dari family yang berada

dan mereka lebih baik lagi when they cooked dinner for us

Ok sangatlah lega bila dah setel part 2 of this trip..basically uxbridge is located in west london where it is sort of like ulu london pada pendapat saya lah kan. It is a nice neighbourhood, not hectic and a great place to stay..

Part 3 will be coming shortly...ntah shortly bila tu tak tahu la.. ok bye

Journey to Great Britain (Part 1) : How?

The title sounds so lame right..but its the only title that came up my mind when writing this post. And yes, it has been a while since I last blogged mainly because I didn't bring my precious laptop with me here and it makes the blogging thing more difficult as I have to sneak in my sister's laptop whenever she is sleeping or taking a shower ..macam sekarang ni la..that I won't know how long it would last.

Ok berbalik pada the real thing is..how did I get here?I mean being in the United Kingdom is so out of my reach..ni ha mek jah nak cerita.. you know my sister jasmine is pursuing her masters degree at Brunel University which is located at west London. She has been there since October 2013. That time  I was on my last semester of my bachelors degree and I figure that I really should take a long break after finishing my studies and having the greatest escape ever.

How did I get that much of money to support my trip?Well obviously I don't come from a wealthy family that easily gets what they want...so normal people like me would have to earn it..dan ya Allah kemanisannya lain macam tau bila kita travel pakai duit kita sendiri. If uolls kenal I or rajin baca blog I uolls tahu dari mana dapatnya pendapatan yang menjana kepada wang travel dan sebagainya..to make it short, being a part time tuition teacher and allowance from several programs that I joined helped me throughout this journey. and my brother airman had spared his practical training allowance for this trip

So on 3/2/2014 me together with my lil bro aiman went to a 13 hour flight from KLIA to Heathrow. Its been a long time since I last hop on an airplane so I kinda freak out a little..I can't even sleep the night before our flight..I think last time was during my matriculation years where I took a 45min flight from Penang to Kuantan..tapi tu macam tak dikira lah kan..45min punggung pon tak sempat nak rasa panas. Dalam 13jam flight economy yang agak sempit tu I really don't know what to do. I can't sleep, and although the food is superbly delicious, but you have to eat it really fast...tak best langsung la untuk seorang slow eater like me..tambah pula dengan this old couple that sat in front of us yang boleh dikatakan farts like every 1 hour...ok but thats about it.

To those yang malas nak baca perenggan panjang lebar diatas bolehlah baca caption pictures dibawah ye

with mama at KLIA on 3/2/2014 monday morning

yup me and my brother queuing up for our luggage

and the 13 hour flight begins..and here's what I did to kill time...

taking pictures of view from our seat..this was taken about 30 minutes after take off

and again...

until outside temperature reaches around -40 degrees..could you see the snow flakes sticking at my window?

subahanAllah this is soooo breathtaking...land fully covered with snow..I think this was around amsterdam if I'm not mistaken

and yeah the food was nice..and I got so bored that I always feel like eating all the time..asek panggil je akak stewardess tu  mintak air or juice

and I kept looking at this  like every hour..bila la nak sampai ni hoi..the fact that I can't sleep that makes me feel so bored that I forced myself to watch super boring movies so that I can fell asleep but tak jalan gak..oh did I mention that our 13 hour flight was literally 13 hour daylight? well yeah..

and part one if this post ended with a selfie taken by airman the brotha

2013 Top 10 Summary

 Even though its already 1/1/14 but I'm still gonna write this post..I planned to write it yesterday but well line internet tak berapa nak laju and I'm not in the mood..so here's tits and bits about what happened throughout the past 12 months of 2013:

1. Johor Bahru with the family

Me together with the other four and makteh's family went to JB for chinese new year holiday..we stayed one night at a motel nearby and two nights at our former neighbour aunty ram's place..its been a long time since we last step foot here all together..saya selalu gak pergi JB tapi sekadar pergi wedding then balik

aunty ram's family + mi familia

2.  Genting Highlands and Broga Hills with classmates

An unplanned trip for those who stayed in Malacca in completing their final year project during our mid sem break..I was the only girl participate in this trip..I suggested to them since ada satu hari public holiday kat melaka so why not make a trip to somewhere..bukan senang nak rancang trip2 ni since selalu je plan tak jadi..so these 2 trips were memorable for me.

broga hill at 7.10 a.m

3. Having the most lovable BFF = Natasya Ahmed

Been besties since we 1st met as facilitators back in 2010. Kalau tak saya turun bangi..tasya akan turun melaka atleast satu sem sekali..alhamdulillah Allah has grant me a wonderful person for me to share my sorrows and pain and joyous moments with her..even though we can't always meet but yet our ukhwah remains strong..can I have tasya versi lelaki?kalau ada I'll marry him!! ok that sounds super lesbo :p

let me tell ya tasya ni kau bagi lah binatang apa pon dia tak takut langsung..lipas katak leh pegang macam kucing apa de hal..

4. Passion towards final year project

Even though I'm guilty for not getting good grades for exam subjects but when it comes to research and spending hours doing something you enjoyed at the lab, yes I found something that I love doing..that is research and innovation..maybe it runs in the blood where my dad controls the innovation and research department and my kakak kalau nak korek dalam2 pasal artis yang dia minat tu memang sampai lubang cacing dia kaji punya..tapi when talking bout passion on research it must relate to something you like..means kalau suka tajuk yang kaitan dengan renewable energy, so apa2 yang berkaitan dengan tajuk tu mesti suka gak..tapi kalau kena campak dengan tajuk main dengan software memang menangis gak la #sayanoobsoftware..dulu punya lah aku takut bila abang2 dan kakak senior cakap pasal tension wat FYP, tapi in the end its all about minat..tipu la kalau aku cakap aku senang lenang wat FYP ni..ada je moments aku tak tidur dan benggang..semua ada ups and downs kan

it took me about 3 and a half  months to complete these babies ...from top(raw material) to bottom right(the product)

 guilty : I still have that charcoal powder stored in my car #facepalm

tudiaa kau..macam bangla kilang dah rasa..ni kat lab len..

the place where I spent most of my time here..chemistry lab..berselang2 juga dengan lab hydraulic press tu (tak ingat nama lab)

sambil2 tu bawak sikit magazine and buku2 tuisyen untuk revise before class

5. Balancing two careers..being a full time student and a part time tuition teacher

I have been a tuition teacher since last year where I started off as a personal tutor last year than been applying for a job as a tuition centre teacher the following year..alhamdulillah I love teaching there even though I have to scream at the kids but I enjoy doing what I love to do..people always said "tak penat ke?" but honestly memang penat jugak tapi I learn how to manage time wisely rather than wasting it more on "lagha" things hihi

dak2 darjah 5 while I was conducting a spelling quiz

my attendance sheet list

yang ni paling terharu bila dapat hadiah dari student darjah 5 ni sempena teachers day

with form 5 students on my last day teaching here and as well as their last day here as a student

with UPSR students yang sangat ceria and happy go lucky

6. Pushing over weddings

Well being in the 20s age time zone means that  its weddings everywhere for my friends, relatives and colleagues..invited through facebook, ada juga yang mereka tak invite even though we know each other but its okay I'm learning myself to be cool because we're not that closed eventually...sometimes attending weddings made me a little bit pressure on pursuing marriage..indeed memang niat nak kahwin awal..tapi kan.. marriage.. is it about me wanna get married because everyone does or do I really wanna get married because I wanted to?

ain's wedding..but takde pic dengan pengantin..so our little mini reunion with 4f30 

at abang man's sister (cousin) wedding 

pasangan sejuk mata memandang abdul haq and syaimaa'..both are my schoolmates

satu lagi pasangan satu sekolah satu batch yang kahwin..nabihah dan ammar

and currently the last batch sekolah SMIH (sekolah menengah islam hidayah) yang kahwin..izzah and helmi..

dan ini paling comel..young parents..belah kiri tu husni dan ashraf pon satu batch gak tu..ha nampak tak berapa banyak dah pasangan satu batch ni..seriously this pic is so cute that I just had to steal it from asim's (yang tengah tu) profile..yang belah kanan (ammar) juga merupakan classmate aku kat SMIH..sejuk je kan pandang keluarga ni kan

7. Organizing an Event

Memang dari dulu lagi hobi aku suka nak organise event yang melibatkan campur tangan dengan pelbagai pihak..memang it sounds melecehkan tapi from that I learn how to deal with people, handle pressure and make people happy with our work..so on end of June me together with classmate akmalakif @john being the head organizers for our final year class dinner held at kings hotel ayer keroh. Believe me it ain't easy you know lebih2 lagi bab cooperation from classmates..alhamdulillah the event went well

photo edited by apiz marsos selaku host malam itu

congrats apiz marsos voted as king of the night

super loving this photo

pointing towards odah the queen of the night

point towards john the head organizer of the night..

lastly to apiz marsos as receiving two awards and did a very good job hosting this event

masa ni aku memang suara serak tahap ella tersumbat..gara2 batuk dan sakit tekak akibat jerebu teruk melanda satu semenanjung

and then sempat lagi satu table jadi ala2 kasino plak dah bila the guys and sara as wakil sorang girl play cards..

a special award given by us to john as a token of our appreciation on making this night eventful..arghh if only my ella voice didn't spoiled my speech

8. A adhoc trip to Perak that left me valuable life lessons

I took a bus ticket to Teluk Intan firstly to go to my matriculation classmate shapik's wedding and secondly I haven't been to Perak quite a while since last when I was in secondary school so why not kan..I stayed at syira's place (also classmate at matric) for 3 nights and throughout my stay I had indeed gained many valuable lessons from a low-class family..even though they lived serba kekurangan but they still managed to lived happily..tak merungut pon..compared to me yang asyik nak mengeluh je pasal hidup #sayabukanmacai

9. Handling the Pressure of being an extend student

Well as you all know I had to extend another semester of my degree due to some subjects that I failed. For the first 4 weeks its not easy to tell people whether your a final year student or extend student..kadang ada je yang cop student extend ni "pemalas" without knowing their true story behind..and for me I did have that kind of pressure lebih2 lagi bila orang terdekat bertanya bila nak abes belajar as I am the second breadwinner of the family..and also when going to ur classmates convo day..ya Allah hanya Tuhan je tahu perasaan masa tu..we are happy for them..but of course lagi happy bila kita dapat grad sama kan..masuk sama tapi grad tak sama..alhamdulillah All praise to Him saya dapat melalui  minggu2 itu..dan sekarang tengah nak final dah..so readers do pray for me for my upcoming 2 papers more...satu paper done on 30/12/13..insyaAllah on 10/1/13 I'll be done with my degree..

wishing them goodluck for  finals guys ...pic taken from our bbq night at pengkalan balak

10. Being a University Representative 

While everyone was at home for the 3 months holiday, I participate a "Small Medium Enterprise @SME" program for 3 months and our group got selected untuk bertanding di Times Square..For my past 4 years studying here I think its my first time being so honored in a program..sebab dia punya gah memang gila lah..jumpa super successful businessman as our panels...ikutkan memang before this ada je masuk program wakil U tapi this SME program is truly off the charts man..

the "apprentice" team..nasib takde orang yang cakap "you're fired!!" tu je LOL

even though we didn't win anything, but the prize and memories are sensational dude

Ok I think thats enough for my top 10 2013..rasanya banyak je lagi nak heboh kat sini tapi meleret sangat pulak dah...well I think everyday is an eventful day for me..kan3? (ok ayat drama orang bercinta datang) so to readers and myself yang akan baca balik my old posts..bye2 2013 and welcome 2014

azam tahun 2014? nak tukar status from "single" to " married to"  hikhikhik..azam jela pong