A Week After Turning 22

It's been a long while since I've last updated my blog. I can't see how anyone can keep up with their blogs with daily updates, and some can even update more than once a day too! As for me, I don't see how I can do that and to keep my posts interesting at the same time. As you can see, my blog is rather dull. Even my younger brothers' blogs are much more interesting than mine and one of them's half my age. I'm not good at expressing myself at all (and to think I'll be good at this considering I'm taking English Literature in uni!). Even the most interesting things can appear dull.

Anyway, I've turned 22 last Friday. I didn't do much but I had a great time nonetheless. I had a candlelight dinner specially prepared by my Hubby. Hehe... Dinner was amazing. Great food, great music, great atmosphere. What more can I say? I had a great night :D Thank you Hubby! I love you loads.

So, what've I been up to lately? Well, nothing much except that I've been doing lots of reading for my course, been eating out a lot since I've been rather lazy to cook nowadays, played Little Big Planet on Hubby's PS3... Oh, I've also been learning to play the guitar. It's so difficult though and my fingers have been hurting loads. So far, I've only learned to play a four different chords; learned to strum properly and now I can switch between chords while strumming too. Feeling quite impressed with myself although my progression has been rather slow.

Okay, I'd better get to bed now as it's almost 1am. Good night everyone!

Update

Wohoo! I'm leaving for Italy in less than 24 hours! =DDD Hehehe... Finally get to go to an European country. *I'm so excited I don't know what else to say bout the trip. Hehehe...*

Anyway, I've recently received my Diana F+ Starter Kit! I love it so so much =D Brought it out on Sunday along with my Fisheye 2 to the pier to take some pictures with Andrew. Will post up the pictures once I got them developed. My God, developing 120 format film is so fudging expensive! It costs about 8pounds without the CD and 15pounds!!! with the CD. Can you believe it? They actually charge 7pounds for it. Gosh...

Oh oh! And I went to Puffin Island on Saturday (was it Saturday? I don't really remember =P) It was a really nice trip to Beaumaris and really worth it. It was only 3pounds for the trip; they provided the coach and they boat out to Puffin Island. Took lotsa pictures of the puffins and the seals. They were so adorable. And the scenery there was amazing.

Anyway, I'll be back home in Brunei in less than a week's time. I'm sooo excited! Gonna go on holiday with my family to Malaysia and Singapore a few days after I get back. Yay! God, I miss the food and my bed, and of course, my family... Hehe... Hmm... I wonder if there are places to develop my 120 format films in Brunei. I'll be so sad if they don't =(

Hmm... I guess that's it for now. Gotta pack my bags. Tata!

Love always!

Happy Birthday Hubby!

Happy 23rd Birthday, Hubby!

Another year older, another year wiser.

Another year spent together with ME =D

May all your dreams and wishes come true.

May God bless you always with love,

good health and longevity.

May He also guide you with His everlasting presence...

Love you always,

Pris

Devastated over Deadline

The module choice form is due today and I've just handed it in after my 3pm class. I was shocked when the lecturer told me that the deadline's over cos I thought that we could submit it anytime today by 4pm. And I got really upset when he told me that I might not get the modules that I want. I was on the verge of tears.

Now I'm home in my room and have just checked the school's handbook in my inbox (after Fumi told me that there is an allocated time stated in it). And there it is! IN BOLD LETTERS! This is what is said:

Completed module choice forms must be handed in to the English office (Room 210, 2^nd Floor, New Arts Building) on Wednesday 22 April 2009.  In order to ease the pressure on the office please attend at the following times:

 

Surnames A-H between 9.30 and 10.30

 

Surnames I-P between 10.30 and 11.30

 

Surnames Q-Z between 11.30 and 12.30

 

If you have a class at your assigned time, please hand your form in between 2 and 3.

How can I be so ignorant as to not realise this part of the handbook?! And I know I only have myself to blame for this but I just wish that the lady in the office and the lecturer who was there could have reminded me of it when I was in the office this morning at around 10am...

Nothing else to say for now except tata as I'll be preparing for my 5pm seminar.

One More Week to Italy

It has been so long since I last blogged. Anyway, I just realised I've received my allowance from the government. Yay! More money to spend. One more week till Italy!

Blood Donation

I've been wanting to donate blood ever since I saw my Dad donated when I was 16. At that time I was still too young to donate and the doctor told me that I had to wait till I turn 18. The day I turned 18 came. I went to the hospital a few weeks after my birthday and asked if I could donate. The nurse said yes after I told him that I was 18. Moments later, he asked me to stand on the weighing scale and it read 45kg - I was not heavy enough to donate blood. I was then told that you have to be at least 18 years old and weigh as least 50kg in order to eligible for blood donation, providing you are healthy of course.

Three years later, which is now... I'm 21. I finally got my chance to do what I've always wanted to do - to donate blood. I'm finally old and heavy enough. I don't know why but I felt like laughing when I was typing the previous sentence. Lol. Anyway, yup - I donated blood! And it felt great; it made me feel great to be doing something that can help others. I would like to be a regular blood donor. My Dad and Andrew are regular blood donors and I'd really like to be one too.

The blood donation was held at the University's Powis Hall yesterday. Andrew texted me bout it and so I went to the blood drive at 2:30pm. I filled in a questionnaire about my health and travel history. I waited for bout 2 hours until my name was called. Luckily Janny was there otherwise I would've been bored to death. But then again, it was all worth it for a good cause. So, the nurse called my name and asked me some questions and at a lil past 4pm, I was lying down on the bed, waiting to be pricked. I was then pricked; blood flowed - very slowly! My blood flow is surprisingly slow, I do not know why. There was a guy who was before me, he finished a lot earlier than I did even though he was pricked only about a minute before me. Then there was this other guy who went a few minutes after me; he was done right after me. Their blood flowed really quickly as compared to mine. Could anyone tell me why some people have faster/slower blood flow? I find it rather interesting... Anyway, while I was donating, Janny took some pictures of me... See below.

The nurse was checking the machine as it was beeping.

Smiling for the camera.

The nurse taking the needle out when I was done.

Janny's arm.

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's, Andrew!


I love you always! =D

You and Me at Roman Bath

You and Me in my room

You and Me in your Reichel room

You and Me by Ada

Finally, It's Snowing! =D

Yay! It was snowing just now.

Andrew texted me at 09:16am and told me that it was snowing. I went to my window and looked out.

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!!

May the year of the Ox bring you all good health, happiness, prosperity, longevity and success in everything you do. And May God bless you all always with love and peace.

Hope you'll all have an amazingly fantabulous year ahead! =D

Lomographic Fisheye No. 2 Copper Edition!

I think of all the Lomographic Fisheye No. 2 cameras that I've checked out so far, I love this copper edition one best! So I think I might actually purchase it online next month... Hehe XD

Freedom!!! XD

Exams are finally over - at least for me!! Yay! XD

But now another worry arises - my results. I don't know why, but for every paper I sat for, there's always one question that I find particularly difficult to answer. Now I just hope that I can at least get a third degree in all my papers. And I'll try my very best to make up for my grades in Semester 2. I promise!

Flood in Brunei

Yesterday, my brother sent me a link to this website, www.ranoadidas.com. Apparently, very heavy rain occurred on Tuesday night and most of Brunei was flooded. It was reportedly "one of the worst floods in Brunei's history" (from 'The Flood Aftermath' at the aforementioned website). Here are the photos of the flood and its aftermath:

Taken at the tunnel at roundabout.


Car park area had ten feet of water.


Power box underneath the water.


One of the schools being affected by rain.


The flood aftermath.

This morning, when I checked out the site again. This is what I got:

Front page of today's Brunei Times.
(Details of the two victims death can be found at:
www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Jan09/22/nite01.htm)
May they rest in peace...

Controlling the traffic flow at the roundabout.

One of the VIPs passing through the roundabout.
(Don't know why they put that caption since the VIPs are not in the picture,
just the policewoman saluting).

All I can say is Thank God my family's alright =D

I Want... Sony PRS-505 Reader Digital Book

A new addition to my wishlist this year: Sony PRS-505 Reader Digital Book.

Overview:

The Reader Digital Book holds about 160 eBooks or hundreds more with optional removable memory cards. Its portable size makes it the perfect travel companion, allowing you to read a variety of books whenever and wherever you want. With thousands of eBook titles available at the eBook Store from Sony, you can choose to download new releases, classics and popular book titles as well as view other document formats such as Adobe® PDF10, RTF, TXT, BBeB® and Microsoft® Word. Its long battery life lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns, and the amazing paper-like screen technology is easy on the eyes. The Reader Digital Book is available in Silver, Dark Blue and Sangria Red.

A 'Tribute' to My Grandfather, Lim Boon Teck

Lim Boon Teck. Born on 20th January, 1933, today would've been my grandfather's 66th birthday. But he had passed on on Tuesday, 15th March, 2005. May he rest in peace... Amen!

He has been appearing in my dreams a lot lately for the past week. I'm not sure what it means - if it's supposed to mean anything at all. Is it a sort of sign? I mean, is he trying to tell me something in my dreams or maybe I'm just missing him too much? I'm not sure if "we were close" are the right words but he had always been there for me ever since I was born. And yet, I don't know much (or more like I don't know anything at all) about him. This is all I can remember bout him:

My grandfather was a good man. I don't know much about him but I think he was originally from Tutong. He speaks Malay and Hokkien fluently. I know he used to play either billiards or pool frequently before he got stroke because I found cue sticks in his drawers when we were in our old home at Chempaka Park. He used to drive a white car with maroon interior which was very comfortable. And it had a nice old car smell too. I don't remember what his job was but I know he was really keen on getting better when he got stroke cos he was always exercising every day until he fell down. My parents would get mad at him for that cos falling could have made his situation worse. Oh, and it was really funny when my youngest brother was naughty and my grandfather would go to him with a cane in his hand. And my youngest brother would say "Mai, mai! Wa mai!" ("Don't want, don't want! I don't want!"). My family would just laugh whenever that happened cos my youngest brother just sounded so cute!

I also remember that whenever I got home from school at 12:45pm, my grandfather would be sitting in the living room downstairs, watching TV. And he would pass me the controller so that I could watch the last 15 minutes of Oprah while having lunch. He would get me Yakult, peach yogurt and other things that I liked whenever he got to town on Sunday or when we went for groceries shopping at Hua Ho. He used to help me rub my belly when I had stomachache and placed cold towel (or the thing that you stick to your head when you have a fever) on my head. He also used to rub some green colored Chinese medicine whenever I got bruised.

Usually when I got up in the morning to prepare for school, I would say "Good morning" and "Goodbye" to my grandfather before I left for school. But I didn't talk to him at all on the day he left us cos I was still mad at my sister for something she did the night before. And I really regret it would have been my last conversation with him.

I remember receiving the horrible news when my Mom called me while I was having my Business Studies class. I was devastated and couldn't help crying in class as well as to get home immediately.

And what I really regret most is that I lost the bear's claw which belonged to him. I always carried it with me in my wallet ever since he was gone. But then, MS Sports Day came and I was stupid enough to trust my bag with a friend. Unfortunately for me, she had to leave before the event ended and left my bag unattended. When I got to my bag, my wallet was gone and so was the bear's claw. Thankfully, I had my ID and my money in my track pants at the time, but still...

Despite not being able to get to know my grandfather as well as I should've, I really do miss him. After all, like I said before, he had always been there for me since I was born. Once again, may he rest in peace... Amen!

p/s: I know it happened a long time ago, but if any of you see a bear's claw (I think it was a thumb as it was pretty big, probably as big as a normal business card?) could you please let me know?

Happy Birthday, Pa!

Just wanna give a big shout-out to my Dad.

Happy 44th Birthday, Pa!

May all your dreams and wishes come true! Wish you success in everything you do! May God bless you always! And may the year ahead bring you great joy and good health always!

Hope you had a great day on this special day of yours. I hope you'll like the gifts I got you when they finally arrive =D

Lomographic Cameras

I've been wanting a Fisheye No. 2 lomographic camera ever since I saw it on Jenna's blog a few months back. So, I've recently decided to search for the best price available for it on the web. While browsing, I discovered that there are many other types of lomographic cameras available, which can produce lotsa different cool effects; and that made me want to get the other cameras as well. But I think I'm just gonna stick with the Fisheye No.2 for the time being. However, I'm now in a dilemma in deciding which edition to pick: White Edition, Chrome Edition or black (Paul Smith's Edition). Initially, I wanted the white one that I saw on Jenna's blog as seen immediately below.

Fisheye No. 2 White Edition
(75.04 pounds)

Fisheye No. 2 Chrome Edition
(75.04 pounds)

Chrome Edition Cameras: Supersampler, Diana F+, Colorsplasher and Fisheye 2

(243.88 pounds)

Paul Smith Edition Fisheye No. 2
(95 pounds)

Overview:
The world's greatest compact Fisheye camera is now more amazing than you ever thought possible! Not only does it have same 180-degree wide-angle view and stunning fisheye barrel distortion, but the Fisheye No. 2 adds a bulb setting for long exposures, a switch for multiple exposures on the same frame, the ability to fire both a hotshoe flash and the built-in flash, a true fisheye viewfinder, and a "full metal jacket" body treatment. With this new arsenal, the possibilities for your Fisheye lomography are endless! Uses normal 35mm film that can be developed anywhere.

For more information on lomographic cameras, check out http://shop.lomography.com/shop/

Don't Touch What's Not Yours!

You know how someone can be very particular bout some things? For example, books must be arranged alphabetically; clothes sorted by type and colour; do not bend the books while reading such that it'll leave creases on them? Well, I'm that type of person. And also, I don't like it when people touch my things without my permission. As well as being the first one to use my things instead of me. And that happened today! And it got me really pissed.

Andrew left to have a meeting with the Reverend at the Anglican Chaplaincy down Princes Road today and I was left to entertain Tina (she was here for Chinese Society meeting and soon the others have arrived). So, I decided to bring my newly received copy of February 2009 Elle magazine to Andrew's room while she was on the phone. However, she was done by the time I got back to Andrew's room so we talked. Then this girl in the Chinese Society's Committee came. There weren't enough seats in Andrew's room so I let her sit on the chair, which is next to Andrew's computer table (which is also where I left my crisp new Elle Magazine). And guess what? Soon after she got on the seat, she took my magazine and was the first to read it! I mean, it's mine; so technically, I'm supposed to be the first to use (read) it! But I decided let it go for a bit. But then, she held my crisp new magazine in such a manner that it left a lot of crease/ dented marks on my magazine! And I hated it so much when I saw that but I couldn't exactly go and tell her off since there were others in the room! God, at that moment, I felt like screaming at her! I know it's really petty of me but it's just how I am bout these kindda things. I mean, it wasn't even her magazine. And she didn't even ask for my permission before reading it like it belonged to her!

Ask, Seek, Knock

New Year, New Beginnings!

Happy New Year, 2009!

May the new year bring joy, happiness, good health and best of luck to us all! And may God bless us all with His love!

*AMEN*