Haih

The thing I wanted that I said I got in my last post? Elok2 kena tarik balik.. Haih.. It wasn't meant to be :(

Oh well.

I realize that I'm being very philosophical about leaving UK soon. I guess it's better than being depressed.

Easter is almost over. Come Monday, it's back to classes again, although to be honest, my classes are so sparse it doesn't really feel that much different anyway, LOL :P

This Easter is also my last so I decided to go visit my friends in the UK instead of burning money touring Europe.

BIRMINGHAM: Iqa made this really mean mee hailam and grilled fish. Acap belanja makan itik szechuan (yang sangat sedap). I went to see the infamous Bullring, Cadbury World and Birmingham University. Their rent is ridiculously cheap! For 188 quid a month, my friend had a massive double room in a big house with a jacuzzi in the shared bathroom.

NOTTINGHAM: Managed to persuade Iqa to come along to Notts. Emirin took us on the Nottingham Eye (at least I've been on one now!) and we had a very yummy (halal!) Chinese buffet. That night we had a hilarious girl talk session joined by Hajar and saw snowflakes through the window. We stayed up till 2am. The next day, we went to a car boot sale in the freezing cold and later took my first tram ride in the UK. Afterwards, we met with a long-lost friend of mine, Weye, and we ended up playing Monopoly twice and went bowling 5 games straight that night!

One common thread in both trips was that I managed to merapatkan silaturrahim sesama ukhwah.. Iqa hasn't seen Acap for some time while Nopi didn't even know Emirin was in the same uni as her :P

OXFORD: This is more of an impromptu trip because I happened to be in Oxford and I had a couple of hours to kill so I enlisted the help of my friends to become my tour guides. I contacted Nadia who referred me to Khalid who referred me to Hizami who sportingly gave me a tour of several Oxford colleges, the city centre and also patiently waited for me as I queued to buy my (halal!) KFC. I met with Khalid later for probably just 5 minutes or so because by then I had to dash back.

A big THANK YOU to my lovely friends for being stellar hosts :D

Iqa, rumah ko best giler tau takkk. Acap, thanks sbb belanja and layan kitorg ber-Bullring, haha. Nopi, bergosip dgn ko mmg sgt best. Emirin, thanks sbb jd tour guide on call kitorg. Weye, ko dgn suami ko comel laa, hehe. Hizami, you've become a master tour guide. Khalid, sorry tak sembang lama pun dgn ko, kalo ko masak best2 nnt aku dtg lg, huhu.

(I don't think any of them read this blog, but oh well.)

I'm revamping my list of dreams too. Time's running short and it's time to reorganize my priorities ;)

P/S: Hajar was warded right after we met her that night. She had an operation early this week. Please pray for her speedy recovery. Amin.