with family.
i’m home!!! hehehe.. i guess i should’ve gave a hint or something, huh? i’ve been away for the past few days. i only told a handful of people. pasalnyakan, everytime i get excited about something,it didn’t panned out the way i thought it would. hence the ’secrecy’.
so here it is: SINGAPORE!!!! i went there with eyan, my two cousins (kaka long and dedeq) & dedeq’s girlfriend. we kinda planned this trip since december. but again, i didnt really wanna think much about it. hehehehe…
24th march:
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woke up around 5.00 am at the request of abang along (kaka long’s husband). we wanted to check in as early as possible because from experience, it was better that way. kami bertolak dari rumah around 6.15 am. our flight was at 8.00am. after everything was secured (checked in the cargo and all.) we had breakfast at the airport restaurant. ayah came by to see us off also.
btw, me and eyan shared a suitcase. in it was a few clothes to last the 3 day trip and 3 other bags. didnt want to waste our money buying extra bags. smart, no? :p -
arrived safely at changi airport around 9.50am. rather than pick up our cargo, we kinda shopped around dulu. hahaha. that is why when we finally came around to pick it up, at was waiting on the side of the conveyer belt.
which was an hour after we had landed. -
after that, abang long and kaka siti picked us up in their spankin’ brand new car.
we had to bali minyak before checking in. when i heard the total amount for a tank full of gas in singapore, i flipped. seriously. I.FREAKED. OUT. $100.33????? for a tankful?? mine cost $25!! DAY-UM!! sure, my tank is proly smaller but still! :shocked:
the car that drove us around. a bit annoying,tho. abang long bought a gps map that kept going “in 300 meters, turn left.” every 5 secs. @$@%@#!#$@#@ -
we then checked in at our hotel. we stayed at Grand Central Hotel along orchard road. we pretty much just checked in, dumped our bags, freshen up (i.e.: peed) and went out again.
around noon, abang long and ka siti, took us to vivo city. we had lunch at Chicken Rice Store. apparently, its from malaysia. we flew all the way to Sinagpore to eat Malaysian food. hahahahha. after lunch, we kinda spread out. dedeq went with his girlfriend while me, eyan and kalong went in the other direction. i forgot what happened to abang long and kaka siti. :p luan iski kan shopping.. hehehe. we gave up more than 5 hours later. maaaaan, my feet hurts from all that walking. but i gotta say, it was worth it.
eyan and kaka long resting.
the $50++ jellybeans kakalong bought. -
before dinner, we went to Queens way shopping centre. *secret smile* then stopped by at Ikea’s. this was around 8.02 pm. by this time i felt like my back was gonna break into 2. payah wah org tunggi ani. i jokingly asked abg long to carry me. hahaha. mau ya jua. tempted, tho. :p lestuuuuuuuu, we had dinner at bilal’s. NYAMAN!! to tell you the truth, i was abit skeptic when my cousins said the food there was great but in the end, yeaaa.. i was hooked. the best crabs are sold there.
while waiting for the food..
oatmeal prawns.. *slurps*
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you would think after a hearty meal, we’d be too tired, right? wrong!! hahaha. we made a last pit stop at mustafa centre. the stuff you want at its lowest price are sold there. went back to hotel around 12am. ehehe. cute story, kakalong didnt come along with us to mustafa, she had a tummy ache (too much jellybeans, i say. hehehe.) it was fairose’s birthday(dedeq’s gf) on 25th. so by the time we got back kakalong was already sleeping and when dedeq surprised her with a cake, we had to whisper happy birthday.
kiut…
25th march:
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set my alarm for 7am sal i wanted to be the first one to use the bathroom. but as usual, i stalled and fairose got it first. hahaha. turns out i wasn’t the only one. dedeq took his time too. he’s worst than dd!! we finally left for breakfast at 9.30am.
had breakfast at McD’s.
nyaman pancakes nya!! how come we don’t have these in Brunei??
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from there we went to suntec city. we had the cutest ‘uncle’ for a taxi driver.
he told us that tower 1 is usually for exhibitions only while tower 2 (where we were heading) has the greatest shopping outlets. so friendly, that uncle. -
we met up with abang long and ka siti aroun 3++pm who then brought us to marina square. shopping some more.
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7.00pm - break. went to hotel freshen up. 7.45pm – far east plaza. yet again, more shoppping. aroun 10pm - dinner. the food there is great, i tell youuuuu.. abg long and ka ct had to ciao after dinner sal abg had to go to work at …1am? (abg long’s a pilot).
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ooooh!! i almost forgot! congrats to abg long and ka siti, who are expecting their first child!!
(out of respect for the elders, i decided to pull down the baby photos..
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ok. i stopped jotting down things i did after this day. i got caught up with all the pretty shiny things.
however, to tell you the truth, the things i bought are mostly books. even kaka siti said: “bookworm lah die nie..” or something like that. hahaha. i think thats all for now. will update soon.
but before that, thank you to abg long and kaka siti for showing us around.
btw, its good to be home.
HO-LEEEE-DAY!!!
finally!! its the last day of school! oh happy daaaay~
for the next 2 weeks, i plan to wake up (catch up on what i lost since i started working) and just enjoy my bed! hehehe.. iski saya.. so anyway, on the last day, my school decided to hold a sport selection where basically, whoever is interested in representing their house, today was the day. we pick the best three. i was responsible on recoring for the best girl runners in 100m & 200m. awal2 pagi lagi tu. so i was done after an hour. then i spent the rest of the event wandering aimlessly around the field, finding shade. it was a freaking hot day!!
some pics:
my view of the field, under the shade. it was peaceful. windy.
the girls running the 400m. kiut drang belari!! hahaha..
the boys.. i think they’re in form 1? 2?
my first attempt of taking the boys running. hahahah.. you can only see a leg.. laju wah drang ah..
aites, thats it for now. let the relaxation begin..
a princess’s birthday
it was one year ago when you made your first appearence in the world (14/3). i witnessed your first poop. it was not a pretty sight. then i took this photo: ![]()
i seriously thought that you had your father’s sepet eyes. but you proved me wrong. hehehe. it got rounder and rounder.
you turned out to be a very girly girl. you love everythink pink and flowery.hehe. ure so cute and cuddly. oh, and you are very much attached to your mother and very manja with your dad. you also know how to make your really cute in front of the camera. ![]()
its your birthday, Darwisya Leong. may Allah bless you and may you have a long and happy life ahead.
bangas..
that is how i feel about posting lately. it feels like everytime i wanna blog an event, it turned out it happened weeks ago where most, if not all (hey, brunei IS small) people knew about it already. my posts are not only old news, they’re considered classic. hahaha.. ok, over. but yea.
there’s only one word that can pretty much sum up my life right now: tiring. hahaha. i know. i’ve said it once,i’l say it again! i’m TAIYOOOD!! honestly, i don’t feel it most of the time. i actually like going around the room explaining to my students eventhough the speed is constant, the velocity is changing (circular motion). i feel immensely satisfied seeing them going from *toink* *toink,toink* to “ahhhhhh.. i geddit!!”
its afterwards that i feel drained. especially after teaching one particular class who does not wanna learn. more than once was i tempted to just not care. i mean, they’re the ones who’s going to fail. not me. sapa suruh inda mau pay attention? but… then i’d feel guilty. my job is to make them understand, no matter how boring. or maybe its just karma. i wasn’t exactly the perfect student myself.
i knew it was gonna come around and bite me in the ass..
more old news: my batch was called in last week for an interview regarding a more permanent job. i think because i knew the interview was almost the same as the one i did for my current job, i was not as nervous as i should be. i was focusing more on trying not to kusut. i actually had fever the day before. you know the kusut feeling? the one where everything just feels so wrong?? you don’t know what but you just know. everything is either too hot or too cold? and since you can’t do anything about it, you have this huge tendency to kusut/whine? ….yea. i was going through that. it was not fun. thankfully, the interview went well. Alhamdulillah.
other agenda that keeps reminding me that i’m getting older, is my friend, Mala, who got engaged last nite. so,
CONGRATULATIONS TO
SITI NORMALA HAJI AWANG DAMIT & MD. SYAZWAN HAJI ABU BAKAR
who got engaged last night.
May Allah bless you both and sampai ke jinjang pelamin.
there are pictures, but i cant seem to find ’em right now. heh. sorry. will most them when i have the time. gots to go now. have lessons to plan.
salaam, pujiah..