Long over due pics

Lunch at Wagamama before the 2nd term starts :)

Good food....big portion...relaxed environment...what more can u ask for? :)

Pictures from Rabz's Birthday Celebration

17th January (Tia's Restaurant)

Buffday girl with her dazzling smile and big official bday badge ;)

Waiting for food to come

Kanyang after food...yummy!! And after non-stop bising and laughing with all the 'mental' people! Lol!

Time to take pics before going home :)

And us being VAIN before saying goodbye :)

The weather here has not been particularly sajuk...but then its like an on and off thingy. But today i believe strong winds will be all over UK. In Canterbury itself, it is said that there a 70% risk of gales...with around 70-80mph.

So just imagine how we had to walk our way to the bus station and all. I wasn't pretty bad walking to the bus station tho...maybe because there were buildings all around. But getting off the bus stop di uni and walk all the way up to the library and all....atu terasa like ure pushed uphill. And i cant imagine how things are going to be up north.

So now, i dont feel like going home yet. Dont like the wind, and especially the rain and waiting for the bus to come. Maybe i should stay in the library..hmm...thats always a better option :)

Bangun awal for uni

I read my books before I went to sleep last night and woke up at 7am this morning to continue with my reading because I find the lecture today difficult...plus the lecturer looks very strict and precise. hehe. Go that made me dug myself into my books. hehe.

And when i arrive to uni, it was 5mins before my lecture starts due to the traffic on road...but then i have to go to the library first to return my short loan book. I was rushing off to the library and again to the Elliot building (which is thankfully not so far from the library)..but i kinda panic coz i couldnt find the room...i followed the direction given...and u guys know how bad i am with my direction.. but this time i was positive that i am on the right track. unfortunately the only room called 'Seminar 2' was meant for another course. So i tried to find if there are other 'seminar room 2' on the other floors.

Then I sensed someone was looking at me...that made me reversed and look into the open computer room...there she was, my lecturer on the computer. SO i approached her...rupanya ia pun sasat. haha. That made me cool down sedikit..atleast im not the only one yang late. hehe.

But we couldnt find the room despite getting help from the cleaners there who told us that they worked there for more than 20 years...thus, they know the way by hard. And my lecturer was complaining about the design of the building. Stress ya. She said whoever the architect was must be a very weird confused person. haha. but i have to say, the layout of the building is weird...its going round and round...divided into 4 wings...etc.

After 30mins of trying to find it, she give up. SO she'll have to reschedule our lecture...maybe tomorrow. hmm. more time to read for the day. yay!!

Extremists

Watched a programme on TV earlier on with Nadz, ' Dispatches: Undercover Mosques'. Its about this Islamic extremists who preaches about Islam here there and everywhere...especially in Birmingham.

I find some of the things the men talked about are a little disturbing. For example:

1) Muslims MUST HATE all the disbelievers.

I dont think we should hate them...but we should be able to live peacefully next to them and make them understand that Islam is not a violent religion.

2) Jihad is the way of the true Islamic way of life.

My knowledge not Jihad is not much, i have to admit that. But if im not mistaken, it is said that everything we do in the name of Allah is in a way considered Jihad. When we obey the regulations and teachings, we are doing Jihad. Isnt it not like that? I feel that the programme just now is giving ppl wrong impression abt Islam. Our religion is a peaceful religion...so I dont see why people have to put themselves in the middle of everyone and blow themselves and kill all the innocent ones as well in order to get to their 'main target'.

3) They believe that Islam will overtake UK and US and be the 'rulers' of these countries

The extremists believe that we shouldnt live according to the UK or US laws...and shouldnt believe / listen to the Whitehouse, House of Commons etc etc...Then it is such a wonder why do they chose to migrate and stay here if they are not happy with the system here. Thus it is said that Muslim should be more progressive and do better than all the ppl here.

4) All Jews should be killed

I dont think that is up to us to do that. its not in our power to do that.

5) Women will always be in 'deficient' (the exact word they used)

They said women will never be equal in Islam. Women, no matter how high their position or education is, will always be in 'deficient' compared to men. I thought women should be treated equal to men...although each will specialized in different things. hmm.

6) Girls should be hit if they refuse to wear hijab by the age of 9. And children should be hit if they refuse to pray.

I am aware that children should be hit if they refuse to pray even after being told to do so a number of times. The thing is, how much or hard are we allowed to hit?? All these is a lil disturbing...i dont know.

7) We should HATE girls who are not wearing hijab.

And the list of things that they talked about goes on and on.

Imagine if this extremists manage to gain power over UK and US...what will happen to all of

them? Mass killing? Beheading?

Can you imagine what will happen to the innocent children who dont really understand whats happening around them?? what will happen to the men and women...will they be force to believe in Islam...will they be killed...tortured...???? I cant imagine how dreadful the world will be.

They talked about the teaching of Islam full of emotion...talked about the enemies with hatred and anger written on their face and heard from their voice. Jews will turn to pigs and slaughtered like pigs during judgement days....all these are v.v. scary!!

I thought Muslims are supposed to spread the teachings of Islams gracefully. Not with hate...but with love and in a peaceful manner.

Islam = suppose to be able to forgive others...give chances for the disbelievers to learn about Islam if they want to and allow room for changes.

I may be wrong in some of the things that Ive typed here. DO CORRECT ME wherever im wrong...but then, why do some of them interpret the teachings of Islam in such an extreme manner? Why must the extremists make it sound as if Islam is a religion of vengeance of what happened in the past???

Its something to think about...and with of all 'them' out there...it is no surprise that the world is constantly in a state of conflict...especially against Islam. So, who do we blame????

....Big Brother Celebrities....

This programme is painfully annoying!! Some of them can be extremely shallow!! Making stupid statements and asking stupid questions.

I dont know why people like this programme. It spoils all the 'GOOD' TV programmes that I enjoy. Usually every morning from 7.30am...we have everybody loves raymond, friends, will & grace, Frasier....but now all these are substitute by ONE clumsy programme called BIG BROTHER CELEBRITIES. So its goodbye to all the GOOD series... unfortunately!!! So the result = malas bangun awal!! haha.

The thing is....Why do people even enjoy this programme?? Its such a disgrace that some of the celebrities level of 'intelligence' are exposed here. Their clumsiness and 'drama queen' attitude semakin terselah here. Its an embarassment to the world of celebrities and sometimes it proves that celebrities, regardless of their gender, are just people with good looks or body...such bimbos!!!

All the fame and money and beauty (if they do have one)...Such a waste!!

Just Wondering...

If there is such thing as a REINCARNATION...what would you want to be reborn as?

I feel like I want to write more..about 2006 and this year..but i guess i should leave it till next time. Theres just too many things that i want to say that im afraid i'll be lost in words..;)

So in summary..I want to list down things that I intend to work on this year... just the important ones lah...:)

1) Improve my faith

2)pass my MA brilliantly (will give it the best shot)

3) be more self discipline like not leaving work to the last minute as always ;p

4) try to be more confident and outspoken..which i think is the hardest thing to do

5) to be more optimistic about things - to be able to see the optimistic side of all the things that are happening

6) eat healthy

BACK TO UNI

It was the first day of the 2nd term yesterday. Was rushing to final touch my essay and add more points here and there. I didnt meet up the final number of words...but im hoping I'll do fine although when i read the essay..it wasnt up to my standard..but it was too late to make amendments. So fingers cross and insyallah i will pass it :)

So far..i only know that i have 2 hrs lectures + seminars every Mondays from 4 - 6 and Thursdays from 9 - 11...i have yet to ask the postgrad officer when will my other module will be. I personally think that my faculty is crap.

Simply because i am not aware of anything thats happening in my faculty and i have no idea of what my module will be covering unless i go on the website (which doesnt really help) or attend the lecture itself..where the outline will be given out. Its such a wonder..and altho i only have one compulsory module per term but i still have no option to choose my own optional module.

But thank god this term i get to choose atleast one of my optional module..while the other one will be about ENVIRONMENT again!! Anyway, the optional module that i decide to take this term is called 'The Sociology of Risk'..it sounded interesting from the brief outline given on the internet...but yesterday when i went to the first lecture..it scares me abit..simply because it sounded difficult and very philosophical and at the same time pyschological (the latter one was according to the lecturer) and on top of that, theres only TWO of us who is taking this module. Meaning i have to be extra prepared before each lectures!! And altho the module sounded scary...but its interesting as well at the same time...so Im aiming to do well and score well in this one ;)

Wish me luck.

Luv,

Me

I LOVE YELLOW

This morning when i woke up, i got this urge to shop for yellow things. I wanted to buy yellow flowers for my room and the living room, a bold colour table lamp to add more interesting colour to my room...etc etc etc.

But because i dont feel like mandi..so i stayed home and do some cleaning up instead.. cleared out food from the fridge, things from my bathroom and room...bla bla bla.

Around 3 ish...decided to skip the mandi part (haha) and go to town. who would know anyways...;p

Anyway..saw yellow flowers that i plan to buy soon...it was lawa dari jauh..but sudah dakat, macam bida sikit..so see how it looks tomorrow. Bought this daisy lemon coloured bedsheets..its so lawa...will put in on tomorrow probably.

Things to buy tomorrow or lusa..
- this red table lamp
-a pink fitted bedsheet
- and atleast 3 types of flowers for my room...the plan is...yellow, pink and maybe purple or red...something that can tahan lama in my room...will browse ;)

luv,
me

Last day of 2006..had loads of fun for the past three weeks of term holiday. Spend few days at Milan with Bee and her friends...Kiki, Masnur, Syaz & Syafiq... :) Although the trip to Milan was not as great as expected...but the lake outside Milan was gorgeous, Italian guys are not doubt very very lawa, and on top of that, we had great company on the trip...each with their own humour...;) And to all the shopaholic, it is a definite heaven for shopping...all the designer goods are there...u name it!! :)

After the Milan trip, spent two days in London. Met up with a friend whom I haven't met for ages...was a brief but great catch up... got a good view of the London Bridge...quite breathtaking. Will take pics there next time when i got the chance. :)

Had dinner with Ben at a Lebanese restaurant around Edgware Road. Was delicious. And had breakfast the next day at a French restaurant somewhere around Hammersmith..and that was really nyaman!!

Continued my journey with Bee all the way to Bolton for Christmas. First time on the megabus...it was very unsystematic. Everyone was pushing around to get on the bus.. lucky for us, we get to sit next to each other :)

And now im gona spend New year with my family in Bolton and goin back to Canterbury in a few days time where there will be more updates :)

And there are no pictures at the moment for the Milan trip...will post it once I receive the pics from the rest.

Have a happy new year and may 2007 be a more prosperous year for all of us :)

Luv,
me

Happy Advance Merry Christmas to everyone!!

Hope it will be a good one :)

Why do we do that?

Days passed into weeks, weeks passed into months, then its time to submit your work or whatever... U had all the time in the world...to do whatever u have to do...but then you all did was let time passed by and struggle towards the end to catch time. Why do we do that?

Be it us students....or working men and women...some of them will left things to the end before doing it..but why do we do that?

It is because we will do better under pressure...we're just doing it for adrenaline rush...plain lazy...or taking time for granted...etc etc etc.

The thing is...Ive been doing that...reading dari awal..then when its time to do work..i realized that ive read too much that i dont know where to focus...then once i start typing...its takes too long to siap altho i know time is running out...

Its so annoying...but its happening. So im thinking...why do i and others do that?

Anywy, im just saying this out loud...just for the sake of it.

First day holiday....

Whats a better way to start ur first day holiday bangun akhir....wrapped under the duvet...then makan without mandi and without brushing ur gigi (*i know*i know*..haha)

Then we mandi and belawa.... outcomes below:...




Hehe...So, wat do u guys fikir about the new tudung styles..:) Have lots of pashmina to do that next term :)

Anyway, looking at this pics... i just realize that my mata is macam cina...and ive been in denial the whole morning...haha... and to family family saya di brunei..and friends as well... MY MATA MACAM CINA KAH??

Last day of term

So..to end our first term here di UKC...we had a Girls only night in at our place. It was a night we've been looking since last week...since uni work has been keeping us down and under our own duvet to remain sane and siapkan all the due assignments.

Anyway, back to my cerita...girls were looking beautiful in their make up and gorgeous dress...some in black...green...red...blink blink...its a night for the girls to put their hair down, no tudung and be as sexy as u want to be :) And for that reason, no pics will be put in this blog...*censored*..hehehe.

Met new faces...Wani & Jira..Jirin's sisters...and someone ive just met last mth...Bell...and the gurls from Kent..my luvly housemate Nadz, d hyper weekender...Rabz, d blink blink gurl..Afif.. d bday gurl...Melo...and pink flower gurl...Anisah..:)...2 gurls...Syamim and Ani unfortunately had to go back early.

Menu: Tiramisu, Chips, meatballs, Pizza, cherries in our sparkling carbonated drinks..and a few more things that i cant relly remember now..hehe.

Birthday surprise for Melo...hehe...and a surprise cake which left her speechless ...;p

Had a long session of Taboo.....the Vogues vs Cosmopolitans...it was a good night. It was a perfect night to go crazy and be brain dead..haha...thus, occasionally some find it difficult to descibe something simple...or even more difficult to describe the difficult ones. haha. blur!!

And followed by a movie of Moulin Rouge which managed to make all the hyper gurls quiet last night....touched by Christian's luvly voice and Satine's deep eyes...with their heart piercing and tearful lyrics...a very touching movie as the show must go on despite whatever..

Anyway...it was a tiring one as we kep on eating and drinking in between games...
and i ended up chatting to a dear friend of mine till early hours..while watching disney world cartoon as all of us (5 of us) slept infront of the TV.

Thats the update about how spent our last day of term :)

Holiday...here we come :)

Finally..first term is over. I guess I have been waiting for this although its only going to be 3 weeks, which if u think about it is not that long...especially when I have one essay to do over the hols.

And I am looking forward to spend my holiday with baby and her friends di Milan..it should be fun!! I'm going to pack tomorrow night..hehe..first have to buy coach ticket to London first :)

Anyway, tomorrow is exactly 3mths since I've reach London. Although its been only 3 mths...I personally feels like its been for ages..simply because I didnt start off well here in Canterbury. And since then, there are always something happening beyond my control.

My days in Canterbury started with three weeks of me being homeless due to the lousy service given by one of the local house agent. Then Natwest kept on sending my new card to Leeds although Ive been telling them that I am now in Kent. And then my purse got stolen, my assignments macam inda mau siap siap and then the worse is now...my laptop rosak.

How funny is that? I've never experienced sooo many mishaps in such a short period. I was like thinking...bad feng shui kah...haha..

But despite all that, I am still positive of how things will unfold itself next term :) And I am wishing *hopefully* next year will be a better turn for me..with less events like this term. .:) mentally exhausted saya. hehe.

So let time unfold itself next year for the better...:)

Forwarded Email : Something to be aware about...just incase its true

Ladies Period Caution

It has been a traditional theory that ladies are not suppose to wash their hair during their period.

But there are no solutions to the question why? The victim will only realise at their later stage of their life,facing the symptoms of breast and ovary cancer.

Today ladies still wash their hair during their period with the thinking that they will be safe if they blow dry their hair. But this will not prevent them from getting the cancer. Please read the article below:

A well known Taiwanese medical professor specialise in cancer research based in a Japanese university did a survey on 30,000 pre cancer patients.

She found these patients are very choosy in their food, wash their hair during their period and carry heavy object and drink cold drinks. This will course the incomplete of ovulation and the remaining menses will turn into toxic and the imbalance of hormone will lead to ovary and breast cancer.

During the research she found the method of prevention to these cancer. The secrets are;

One must change their lifestyle and eating habits.

Do not wash our hair while having period, do not wash your hair just for the cooling effect and contraction of ovary.

Excessive bleeding must be investigated by a gynae.

No cold drinks.

If you feel drowsy, breast expansion and constipation, these are the early symptom of ovary or breast cancer.

To prevent use:

Black sugar

Chinese lotus (leng ngau)

Carrot and Barley

Boil to soup and drink. This is the best prevention.

Bits and pieces of eveything... long overdue pics

Part 1 - What i saw during the first house hunt couple of months ago... nice scenery and all :)...on the way to Alford Grange..

The long road to the house

The nice view

Horses

Friendly ones

Me

Another long road walking towards the house

And finally, the house I was 'hunting' for.

On the toppest floor, there are 4 small english styled bedrooms for students or whoever who wants to stay there. Mine would have been the window on the very right on the third floor. hehe. But there were a couple of 'jangan stay there' vibes wafi n i got from the house and its occupants. So, thats it. But it was a lovely house.

End of part 1

WE HAVE INTERNET!!!

Yay!! Finally we have internet at home.

No more early mornings in uni just to check my emails before my lectures and the 'slow' webmessenger di uni and juggling between that and doing research online for my essays etc.

No more queueing at the bus stop pagi pagi for the uni bus. (well, its not that bad) but now i can enjoy sleeping-in more often...something i obviously enjoy...and looking forward to :)

Anyway, im typing this while nadz n i watch season 3 of grey's anatomy. hehe. this should be fun!!

Anyway, got to go. Just wana update u guys and focus on grey's anatomy after this. hehehe.

Takecare.

Luv,
Selina ;p

Random flashback...conversation with a friend

Last month, I had a very interesting conversation with a dear friend of mine, lets call him Mr. O…online about random topics…but one of the topics left me thinking… trying to make sense out of it. I was trying to reflect on it and see the logical side of it. It was about long distance relationship.

Many people would go ‘OH NO, NOT AGAIN!!’…but we have to admit that no matter how frequent we talk about relationships; long distance or not, or how we always say that we have made up our mind about a person...whether to love, like or dislike…some who decides to be friends will find themselves back in love again and for some it will be back as friends again…how amusing is that? Our life is like a drama whether we like it or not.

And although we have endless discussions about this topic… it is STILL an interesting topic to talk about again and again...although it might be about the same person, again and again. I don’t know whether to pity ourselves or its just some random memory we CHOOSE to keep alive.

And although we have endless discussions about this or how we keep on telling ourselves, ‘Oh, we are just friends…or I am over him / I am over her or I will never be with him / her again etc... But when we are face with the situation, we often find ourselves re-thinking about it despite US telling ourselves that we have made up our minds earlier on.

Some may ask…what is Cells talking about? I ask myself the same question.

But the conservation with Mr. O sparked all sorts of questions in my head. He was talking about a girl he likes, who he keeps in touch whenever both parties are not busy and remain friends… not more than that. And due to distance, he said that he will not put enormous hope on himself and the girl to be together walaupun they do like each other.

I asked why… he said it is so hard to expect someone to wait for another person when RELATIONSHIP REQUIRES ONESELF TO BE PRESENT. Plus u can’t expect any commitment of those sorts from a long distance thingy.

So it made me think…is being present in the physical self REALLY important? Padahal people always say that distance makes the heart grows fonder. Mr. O said it does makes the heart grows fonder…however, u cant put high expectations on it coz you are at different part of the world…experiencing different things...knowing different people…etc.

So being present in the heart and mind is NOT ENOUGH to keep the relationship going. Mr. O said Presence is important…being there…at the same place... doing things together etc is important. It’s something about the bonding factor etc. He said its like a padi field; How can padi grow well if the farmer is not there to plant the seeds, water and look after it bisai bisai till the harvest season. Surprisingly, his analogy makes sense. Well, atleast I think so.

But I personally think if you are really into the other person, then distance doesn’t really matter especially now that everything is so high-tech. As long as you keep in touch…don’t be SELFISH and DO MAKE TIME for the other party…and of course the feeling mesti jua ada masih..then all should be fine. Although I know its not as easy as Ive wrote it down here...but if u really like / love the guy / girl... then u will TRY & MAKE it happen. But of course, some will say that u cant throw ur time for this person forever...so i guess TIME LIMIT is also important. And 2 or 3 chances is enough to be given away to one person.

Anyway, I think I’ve said enough for now. Will probably write more next time.

This is just me rambling nonsense…just trying to write out my thoughts…but then, I think its worth thinking about. Any personal thoughts?? :)