Bill of Rights

There's multiple choice and writing.

The writing part includes comprehension where you read and summarise the points in addition to your own opinions. It's with regards to the implementation of the Bill of Rights in the UK. But now we have the HRA 1998, I cannot quite relate to the question.

Anyway, after I got myself good lunch, Connie and I went to find so-called CHINATOWN.

The last I check there is NO Chinatown in Cardiff. After hearing a few friends saying there is, we went exploring.

Sure, we found a street with a few Chinese shops. It's more like an Asian street. There isn't much choice though, and what you usually buy at a super cheap price turns out to be deadly over here and vice versa. This applies to everything; clothing, food.

GOSH! FISH AND SEAFOOD ARE SO EXPENSIVE HERE!

Except for common fish such as cod and salmon. COMMON. And they're actually cheaper than the ones I usually eat back home.

Today is the first meeting of the Anime Society. Met some people but everyone just talks. It's supposed to be some reading, drawing session but no one conducts anything. They just talk. And they talk a lot =P

I only have half an hour lectures.

Tell me how to survive.

Survival guide 101:

ADAPT!!

M100

The timetable is out!

And I don't understand it *sigh*

I think I only have lectures on Thursdays and Friday.

Lectures officially began next week, which would comprise of introductory classes I guess. I have also been assigned a personal tutor.

There's this guidebook that tells us literally, EVERYTHING you need to know, from submitting coursework online, consequences of plagiarism and how to approach your personal tutor. Haa. Bedtime reading.

There are also reading lists (zzz), other motivational messages and activities coming up.

As mentioned, they take the coursework seriously. Of course, plagiarism is totally out of the question. But you know what I like most? THE PENALTY FOR EXCESS WORDS!

1-1000 > 5% reduction

1001-2000 > 10% reduction

2001-3000 > 15% reduction

*best part*

3001+ > 0% awarded

Translation: they won't read your assignment at all.

I wonder how many will die if BAC adopt such policy. HEEE.

International students whose first language is NOT English have to take a test held tomorrow. At first glance, I don't have to take the test. However, they have to add: students from overseas countries where English is spoken as the first language such as US, Australia, Canada etc are not required to attend the test.

What kind of discrimination is this????

Just because I'm multi lingual it does not mean I cannot speak proper English!!

JODAN DAYO!

Of course, my English will never be as perfect as those who actually speak English the whole of their lives and will do for the rest of it. I do have flaws. Plus, I never mind extra English classes because my favourite subject has been and always will be English. Corny much? That's the truth.

I am also required to take this IT Training class which I haven't quite figured out yet. I'll ask again tomorrow.

My residence hall is having a dinner party for all residences later. This means I don't have to cook for dinner. Hah! Not that I'm extra happy about it because I like grocery shopping and cooking. And I am an OK cook.

I officially signed on as a member of the Anime Society and the Malaysian Society. Actually I don't know why I joined the latter one. Somehow when I walk by the booth it struck me as an obligation that I should sign up. Oh well. I was also thinking of writing for the Uni's paper. I am still not so sure about it because I'm more of the creative writing type rather than the journalist type. Siong is the journalist type and I just love reading her stuffs.

The things I picked up:

# ALWAYS carry a shopping bag. They practice no plastic bags policy EVERYDAY.

# Walking is survival guide number one.

# Buy groceries almost everyday

# Go shopping almost everyday

# You can still jaywalk

# Everyone smile to everyone

# Dogs can go unleashed

These are basically the cultural practice here, in Cardiff at least.

Anyway, I'm sick of shopping so I'm just gonna stick in my room.

I think I need some living things in my room. Pets are generally not allowed in dormitories, so I guess I'll have to fall back to flora. Will look for a pot of bright flowers to lit the room up. And for oxygen because I have to keep the window closed most of the time.

I am watching the avocado ripe.

Friends With Benefits

I stayed in today!

Daisy said I finally looked better, as in less worn.

Great!

We cooked dumpling and fried rice together for dinner which is an awfully good meal.

Aah~

I am now waiting for my laundry to dry.

On the afternoon and evening, I had maggi while watching all the outdated movies as such:

Friends With Benefits

This is a more explicit version of a romantic comedy.

I find it really smart and smooth! I love Mila's character, Jamie and her acting is really stunning to me.

I guess in the end the game 'friends with benefits' just won't work as it sounds =)

Similar movie like No String Attached was on my list, maybe it's a little different. I shall check it out soon!

Jaa~

Take Two!

You can call these farewell photos.

I look like a kid here!

I love this shot!! <3

A380

So I left for Cardiff.

The long awaited A380!!

The flight was NOT fun at all! The first six hours was still bearable but the latter seven hours is just nonsense. Dubai was great, I mean the airport because I can't leave that place. But even within the air conditioned place you can tell that the place is really warm. I tried to look around for Burj Khalifa but failed as well.

The next seven hours is the zombie moment. I forced myself to sleep so that I have energy to go through the day in London and Cardiff. I watched Ratatouille, Up and Mulan.

I landed in London, no one asked me for my X-Ray, which make check out fast and clean.

Heathrow is .. normal. Cardiff University (CU) got us a bus and we all travel to Cardiff which is almost three hours away from London. It's almost the same time from KL to Ipoh. The difference is that instead of hills and forests, we get plains, horses, sheep and cows.

My bedroom. Not too bad eh!

The view from my window.

The law building, which is 2 minutes away from my hostel <3

I went a little exploring on the third day after settling my student ID and bank.

People on the west are so used to walking. Walking is really the main way of getting about. The first few times where I had to buy things, I wanna literally dump all of those goods and walk. They're so heavy!!

Anyway, day three is meant for walking with no shopping. So I brought the camera out!

Cardiff Market. I love this place after the first favourite.

Re-known Wales Millenium Centre. The shot that is only seen in brochures.

This is my number one favourite place; Cardiff Bay!! Too bad it has to be so far away from my hostel. I walked over 10km that day. I felt awesome.

And I'm still feeling awesome! Hahahaha!

Full album HERE.

I feel so thankful for people who helped me prepare and settle down here in Cardiff. The staff and the students from the all-powerful Student Union are extremely helpful and friendly.

My first friend in Cardiff? Daisy!

You can tell that I really like her. Since she's appearing here. Heh.

I'm looking at three weeks of induction programme. Next week they're having the societies fair. Yes, I'm already eye-ing at the Anime Society. HAH!

I'm picking up Welsh as I go now. It's inevitable! Everything here is dual language. I may not know how to pronounce it yet but I'll learn. There's this thing called Google Translate.

The POWER OF GOOGLE!

...

I actually just tried it. It's so difficult to pronounce!!

Sounds like Arabic in some way. And after Emirates, I feel like learning Arabic too! Hahaa!

Oh, and did I mention I no jetlag? XD

A Turning Point

It's Johnny English: Reborn with the girls on Thursday.

No pictures because.. We were never really the camera and photo type. Heh.

Participants include ME! Akira, Eri and Lala. Managed to drag the lazy ass of Lala out. Hahaa.

We talked about so many things e.g; can you accept your boyfriend being younger than you? (I thought we discussed this?), keep walking around and teach Lala all about SUSHI.

Gosh, I didn't know she don't eat raw stuff. Anyway, she did eat something. Went to Popular bookstore twice.

We came across a junior too. I couldn't recognize her at first though I find her familiar looking. A moment later they greeted her, which reminded me of her identity. The first thing that came out from the girl's lips was: "You four are still together?"

After we bid her goodbye, we corrected her behind her back: it's the six of us, though we're far apart.

Man, are we proud things or what.

Today I went shopping and I realized I bought a lot of purple coloured items. I keep feeling that I need something that resembles Kao-chan. Purple it is! I've even got a cute purple umbrella!

It's for ya, woman! Hah!

Nowadays I can't sleep late and I will wake up before 1000. I don't know why.

This morning, as I lay in Shan Jie Jie's bed, I just don't want to wake up. I wanna stay with her forever.

I got my fair share of laksa yo! MUA-HA-HA-HA!

I realized that once I decided to unlike a person, I will find a reason to hate him or her.

Is this even healthy???

Zzzz.

Lanterns & Candles

It's another Mid-Autumn festival.

Last year, we went to Aki-chan's place. So is this year!

It's burning mangoes again!

Except this year we don't have Kao-chan =(

Anyway, we had fun on her behalf. I actually ate the mango which I burned. It tastes better than unheated ones. Hah!

Remember me!

Toodles~!

P/S: My hair is black again.

No Money To Buy Cars

Let me illustrate the motion.

Last Sunday, Mom and I brought Handsome to Jusco to do some shopping.

So we arrived at Popular where I picked up all my stationery while Mom accompany Handsome at the kid's section.

When we're paying, Handsome handed me a Cars 2 sticker book and Mom said to buy that for him. So we bought the book for him -in addition to this, there's a really nice and fine lady that offered us the Popular member card for discounts! I'll always bless her!

While waiting for my brother and his brother exploring the bookstore, him and my Mom sit on a bench together. I watch as Handsome look at his new Cars 2 book. Then suddenly he tell me he wants the one with the crayon. My Mom then explained that Handsome's initial choice is another Cars 2 book with a pack of crayons. Since he has a pack of crayons at home, Mom persuaded him to turn for the sticker book. However, it seems that he changed his mind.

So I explained to him that since he said OK to the sticker book, only then we buy it. I also used the long receipt to show as if we spent too much money and now has none. Mom even showed him that she has only a few Ringgit left.

Handsome with the receipt.

Obviously he didn't let it go. In the end my Mom gave him an ultimatum. He went emo and pretend to be sleepy. He even walked with his eyes closed (as if -I tested him by purposely let him bang the wall as I drag him along but he managed to evade it- HUH!).

As soon as we reached home, I dumped him on his bed and he pretend to continue to sleep.

HAH!

Naughty Handsome.

One Step Back

What were you hoping for? What am I looking at? I hate the look on your face.

I really wonder. Looking back, What if?? WHAT IF?? What was the reason to say no? Why again? I couldn't remember. Hmm. You never clarify anyway. Neither will you ever, I think. So be it. 7 or 8 years ahead it is.

My head is going to explode soon.

I feel like crying.

Damn it.

When In Rome

Romantic comedies!

Who doesn't fancy them?

But I'm talking about smart and really romantic ones. So this is one that I find nice!

When In Rome.

I think I grow to like Kristen Bell. Hee.

Story starts with Beth's sister's wedding. There, she met Nick and was about to let herself out when she saw a hot woman kissing Nick outside near the fountain. Upset, she stepped into the fountain and picked up a few coins that people threw into it in return for a wish come true. Disastrously and cursed, the coin owners strike a liking towards Beth and starts chasing and stalking her around. Painfully, she saw Nick's interest in her as a result of her picking up his poker chip from the fountain and kept avoiding him. In the end, it's revealed that the poker chip does not even belong to Nick thus making Nick's feelings for her genuine and real.

Aah~ <3

P/S: I love her wedding dress. Simple yet stunning!

Up

I decided to do a review on this. Out of whim.

Up

The story start with a young Carl's friendship with his future wife Ellie. They both share a love for adventure and dreamed of visiting a place called Paradise Falls in South America. As life goes, Paradise Falls didn't seem to be a priority anymore, until the couple found out that they were unable to have children. They began saving to go to Paradise Falls but incidents keep coming in the way which requires money. Eventually they grow old and Paradise Falls no longer matter. Ellie falls sick and passed away, leaving old Carl a grumpy old man who refused to give up his house even though the land surrounding the house is undergoing construction for high rise buildings.

Still refusing to give up the house and leave for old folks home, he attached his house to MANY helium balloons and headed for Paradise Falls. Russell, a young boy came on the day to assist the elderly in order to collect his badges (somewhat like a scout) and accidentally board the flying house. The adventure then begins!

Throughout, Russell is seen to have matured and understand the meaning of protection while Carl learns to let go of his memories of Ellie and move on. It's a very touching story with a happy ending.

Some of my favourite quotes:

"Good afternoon, my name is Russell."

"I know, I know!!"

"Get off his, woof!"

^__^

Durarara!!

Drrr!!!!!!!

This is:

# Oddest yet makes sense

# Subtly boring yet exciting

# Darkly comedic

In general, Durarara!! is about a city in Japan called Ikebukuro. Strange and mysterious, country boy Mikado explores the city bit by bit with his childhood friend, Kida, who long moved into the city. They then befriended a classmate, Anri.

There are numerous dangerous people in Ikebukuro that Kida advised Mikado not to get involved such as the ever-inhumanely-strong Heiwajima Shizuo, cunning Orihara Izaya and the colour gangs namely the Yellow Scarves and the Blue Squares. There was also a colourless group called the Dollars which recently is active in the city. However, the most attractive of all is a dullahan who works as a courier in the city called Celty Strulson. A dullahan is the famed Irish headless fairy.

Mikado dreams of being different and as Izaya said, even different will become normal in a matter of three days. In order to keep being different, Mikado will have to keep evolving. He is the leader of the Dollars, which shocked me! Kida is haunted by the accident which came about his girlfriend and is ultimately revealed that his leadership as the shogun of the Yellow Scarves has something to do with it. A slashing incident has been going on in the city and Anri is the culprit behind it. Celty lives with a young underground doctor, Shinra and is on the look for her missing head. For some bizzare reasons, Shizuo who is often in his bartender clothes and works as a debt collector with Tom detests Izaya who is an information dealer, to his bones since the first time they ever met by Shinra's introduction.

Throughout, the characters know each other as friends or acquaintances or nemesis. As a result of the three classmates' silence about their true identity, troubles began to unfold as the members of the Yellow Scarves are attacking the Dollars members. In the end, Celty, with her knowledge of the three high school students profile helped solve the problem. Izaya, with all the resources he has, has been manipulating everyone, claiming his love for human -except Shizuo- as the reason behind it.

Durarara!!

Celty.

Mikado, Kida and Anri

Shizuo. He's my favourite character. What's stupid about him is despite his very short fuse (he can go angry just because he doesn't like someone talking to him -and attack that person of course) and volcanic rage, he claims that he hates violence. His name literally meant peaceful island and serene man. He is considered the strongest in Ikebukuro and is terribly feared.

His signature weapons are lamp posts, road signs and vending machines.

Orihara Izaya. His name sounds funny. AND I HATE HIM.

Natural enemies. Izaya likes to provoke him.

I found some pretty good cosplay too.

Celty! If only the boobs are slightly bigger and the hands more slender, it would be perfect!

Shizuo. This one is really good! <3

Izaya.

Izaya in a fight with Shizuo. This one is okay but I prefer the previous one.

Finally, a little dessert! Hahaa!

Throughout, I learned of the power of media and connections, art of manipulation and the significance of evolution. In my opinion, psychology forms the core of this anime which makes it outstanding.

Rate: 8/10.

The Art of Failing

If I tell you I don't feel hurt then obviously I'm lying.

To someone who loves pride as much as I am, it's impossible that I don't feel the sting.

However, I would go on to term this as a valuable lesson.

First thing first, it's a well known theory that with failure comes hand in hand with success, as they say you learn from your mistakes and improve from there.

I don't deny it. I can see the substance to this theory.

But let me ask you, who would want to fail?

The stages go like this:

Try > Fail > Learn > Try again > Fail > Learn > Try again > Success

Of course, there can be repetition here and there.

I know and I even allowed myself room to fail. But I guess failing is never my option even if I allowed myself to and I absolutely hate that feeling, what with constrained time on the double. At the same time, I do agree that we still lack a lot of things. Looking on a brighter side, at least he wasn't too harsh on us. In fact, he was being really nice.

I am having more of a mixed feeling. For the rest of today, I can't think much at all. I kept dwelling on the 30 minute conversation we had. I need a day off.

And loads of sugar.

Siong's Farewell

I finally managed to muster my courage and post pictures of the farewell.

The girls. Kyeng's missing!

This is my baby, Siong.

This one a bit sesat. But since she's hungry.. Oh well. Hahaa.

Today, supposedly a day full of plans turned out to be a day with no plans.

I did went to see Dr. Ma in the morning though.

Initially I was to go to PeeJay for some work then at night to Harima's place for rendang. But things didn't turn out as such. So I stayed home and played The Sims 2 all day!

MUAHAHAHA!

Aah~