Today was suppose to be a "good day" for me.

London off the beaten path : Carnaby book exchange.

You bring a book, you leave it there and swap for another book.

The Aspiration Bridge

Yes i'm back in London ! It's been about a month since i've been back

Withdrawal symptoms

Fountains at KLCC.

Have been back home in Malaysia for 2 months 15 days. (I like to be precise like that.) Have just under a month left before summer break finishes and it's back to Uni / London. 

Scrambling around - trying to fit in and do as much as possible while i'm home. Hence the "withdrawal symptom" from the familiarity and comfort of home. 

I am half upset and half excited. But then i remind myself of this wise words, 

"If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present."  (Lao Tze) 

So with that said, let us all embrace and live in the moment.  

Crossing the list

And that's a wrap! I finally crossed out the final assignment, which means my summer vacation has started! 

Alhamdulillah, that means I am pretty much done with my 2nd Year in uni. Time sure zoomed by super fast. 

Now time to catch up on sleep and then start planning for summer plans! 

May is going to be great - i can feel it. 

That was fast

Wow.January went by super fast. It's scary, but at the same time I felt, relieved that it went by quickly.Why? Because I'm already homesick. It's been...5 months, but i'm itching to go home. 

No kidding, being away from home teaches you a LOT. And one thing for sure is it teaches you to be independent. Not that i'm saying i wasn't independent before (haha, no i'm not being self-pretentious) but here it's different. Sure, you have friends and everything but there's nothing like family. I really miss being around people i love. It's been a great experience so far, but I wish I could have people I love with me so I can share my experience with them, you know what they say, it's better when shared.

Yes, i'm really homesick. It's great and all here, but there's no where like home. 

In the mean time, things to look forward to: 

• Parents coming in 14 days 
• So many London sights (yet) to be visited

Like a dream

Happy New Year ! A few days late but i think it's still not too late for the wish yea? 

I spend my new year's eve with a great bunch of friends, and welcomed 2013 with a BANG watching the amazing fireworks by the Mayor of London. I can't think of a better way to end/start a year than that. Pictures of fireworks below, 

The pictures does not do it justice, i'll come round and post a video to show how the fireworks was dreamy  and fantasy like. May this year be filled with joy, lots of laughter and blessings for all of us.

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ps: i will update on my winter break activities as soon as i'm done catching up on my assignments.

Stating the obvious, just because..

Yeah, i just HAD to.


I should really sleep soundly knowing all is fine and dandy and the whole Mayan 2012 thing was a hoax or rather  a  marketing gimick whatevs right? yeah i'm not surprised it wasn't real like-seriously? It's just that I keep seeing/hearing about commotions on Facebook/twitter and other social networking about all this, so you know, i just had to have my own take for the whole 12.12.12 thingie.
Oh and i can't sleep even though i now know the world is not ending (not today at least) because someone is snoring super loudly, can't be sure who cos there's like 7 people in this house.
going to go grab a pillow to smother the sound kbye
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What to do when it's winter?

*this picture  was taken using my phone, of food i have been eating, i really do spend a lot of time thinking of food btw and mostly missing Malaysian food*

So year 2, semester 1 of Uni is done with. Except for a few assignments due in January, i am now on 

Christmas break! Happiness yes?

Not really. It's realllyyy cold and it's not fun to be outside meaning I spend most days indoors then exploring London. But i'll wrap up and brave the weather soon because i can't just hibernate the whole of winter, thats crazzzyyy. 

Bila lagi nak experience the atmosphere of "christmas" in London kan? 

but for now i'm just going to hibernate for a few days and think of food, then i'll brave the cold weather. I plan to blog about the places I go, we shall see how disciplined i am. I think i will though, update with pictures/info on the places i go visit, because :

1) its like a journal kind of thing

2) i have this hope that it will be of help to someone/anyone because i've gotten so much info from so many other blogs so i thought i would start :) 

*goes back into blanket and hibernate for a while*

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Fuss free dinner

When you're a student, you tend to have a few constraints when it comes to food and meals.

1) Budget

2) Time

3) Amount of effort we're willing to put in.

So when i take a break from work i search for easy cheap meals to make. And i came across this student  tips website that gives recipes for students, that of course works well for students budgets.

I bought leek the other day from the supermarket because i felt like trying it. And then i found a recipe for baked leek from the student tips website, I literally ran to the kitchen to make it because the picture looked really good. How did mine turn out?

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And the finish product...

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It was easy and soooo yummy.