Chuffed!

Was pleasantly surprised (or as they say here, chuffed!) when my question to Jon Wertheim of CNNSI Tennis was answered! I'm a keen follower of tennis in general and an avid reader of Jon's weekly mailbag. His replies to tons of tennis questions from all over the world are at times funny and sarcastic but always informative.

Check out my (simple) question here and his answer:

Amazing recital

Believe me, this is one amazing video. This child is gifted.
Masya-Allah.

Eid Mubarak

I would like to wish everyone Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Mohon Maaf Zahir & Batin.

Enjoy the raya festivities and please drive safely.

Rochdale

This is an overdue post. (Posted M&S Food first and then this, heheh).

last weekend, i made a trip to rochdale, which is just at the outskirts of manchester. was there to see my dear friend whom i shall refer to as his nick, boogie. he was one of my coursemates dulu in good ole leeds. i've actually been to rochdale once to visit him. but that was something like 6 years ago. his 'troopers' grew from 2 to 3 boys since i last saw him, which made his house very lively. heheh. A, Z & A really were very excited to see someone from south-east asia. they even called me names like uncle brunei, uncle japanese. hahah.

got to see some cool sights of rochdale, which is located in a valley. but their biggest claim to fame: it's where lisa stansfield is from. do you guys remember her? i think she has some hit songs back in the hey days.

anyway, here's some pics:

































































And here's some cheeky little "monkeys"



















They even gave me some goodbye presents. Awww.... Heheh.
Anyway, hope to see you guys soon. Insya-Allah.
Boogie, thanks for a nice food-filled weekend. But we need to take that trip to chunky chicken!

Not just food....

In more than one occasion, my colleagues kept on asking... "been to M&S already?" I kept putting it off until recently.

So, to kakarrot and running diva, i left M&S Food with this:



1) New York Cheesecake
2) Pecan Ice Cream
3) Thick custard with vanilla beans
4) Chocolate cornflakes
5) Chocolate mini-bites

As you can see, I completely missed the "healthy" section of the store (ada kah?).
To be fair, the above have "suitable for vegetarians" written all over them!

The verdict?

Worth to be described as "ploluoluoluolulouulou!!!"

PS- Bung, you have to stop me from going there too soon. heheh!

First week of class

Things that I've learned after my first week of class:

• They weren't kidding when they told us that it's gonna be different compared to our undergraduate years.
• Need to get the hang of programming (Matlab).
• Assignments = Deadlines.
• Not so much locals in our course. In fact they are considered the minority (in numbers).

So here I go. My postgrad year has officially begun. I hope it will go smoothly. Insya-Allah. Amin.

Cheshire Oaks

Continued on my driving adventures today and went to the infamous Cheshire Oaks in Chester. Have heard a lot about this place but never been there until today. To the average Bruneian (read: handal shopping!), this is pure retail heaven. Lots of stores having on average 30% off and even more. The tagline is "Welcome to the World of Guilt-Free Shopping" Heheh. Good one. This includes famous labels.... Nike, Adidas, Puma, Gap, Calvin Klein, Bose, M&S, etc, etc....

It's what a colleague of mine would say..... "Syiok Ehh!!!". (hope this expression is not trademarked).
I think it's a must-visit for those UK bound.