otaku-ness in a new light

this is too COOOLL..

mel, this ones for you.. watch this clip first...





and now watch this...





AWESOME!!

hahahaha

my update on my 20th bday celebration, THANKS ADELINE FOR THE POSTCARDS!

just b4 i start my rambling, her name must be yuko rite? damn i cant remember how she looks like but yeah it was netball haha not volleyball, cant play volleyball to save my life!

yeah this was the place where i had a damn ex XXXXXXXXX pensive meal, some lebanese restaurant that had belly dancing ( was good) and shisha and 20+ dollar meals for like 3 sausage thingies?! yeah the total bill amount around 98 bucks and i had to pay half of it while william paid half of it too. sandy felt bad n paid for her half... thanks sandy *mauzh*


if you guys are wondering why my smile is so fake, it is because william pissed me off during dinner. i received this txt from him asking me whether i was goin to pay for everyone since sandy paid for ours and josh is goin to pay for us too. so i said yes not knowing how the prices were for this restaurant.... THEN we got there and i looked at the menu and went S**t, i cant afford this. then this william was like 'you hav to pay you hav to pay!' and his boyfriend was like, its alrite i'm goin to treat you on my bday too! i was thinking ' the restaurant you chose isnt goin to be that expensive coz this is really ridiculous!like the prices. those two just talked to themselves and i'm like panicking in my head, totally not enjoying myself at all! the food wasnt even satisfying. then payment time, ppl got annoyed n tons of miscommunication coz willia owes josh this amount n so on blah blah, it was really his own business but he had to deal it on my bday hiyaaaaa i was really at boiling point. it was only when i cud speak to william in private that we sorted things out n guess what... without me knowing anything, william thought i knew that he was goin to pay for this meal and in the end paid half the bill.

so yeah i was happy again, we went to the bottle store to get a bottle of abstinth. mich brought some dessert wine and we were drinking n drinking. met up with the others, drink drink



matula, me, pie and blue (she's high)



the whities! mich, alex,rowen

then we met up with chern yang and though my bro's request, got jagerbombs ( a really cool drink) for everyone and yeah that made me quite drunk.....



me drunk

and then we went to a club where it was ASIAN NITE!!! hahah i just find it funny coz you are not refered to as being chinese, malay indian etc but ASIAN! AHAHHAHAHA yeah anyways, dancing, dancing dancing, ppl smoking, girl crying in toilet, dancing, dancing, then tired. left club at 4am ate kueh toew soup at restaurant, slept at 6am


the next day...

shopping!!!! got a big pillow for bday present, courteosy of lau kong.

the day after...

poetry books and starbucks...was a very good weekend

right now....
constipated and stressed about work

bye bye!
chenny

Brunei is too small...

with an area of 5765sq km.... a teeny wee bit bigger than Singapore.. and yet... ITS TOOO SMALL!!!!!

sigh.. i have to take it from the top...

when i was in brunei, I knew 2 bruneians in Japan, one was Jason (his mom and my mom are friends) the other was Najee (my senior in MD in the Literature Department)

Both Jason and Najee were based in Osaka, and thats all that matters to me.. I was after all first based in Osaka...

That was alright, I mean, yeay Bruneian connections is JAPAN!!.. whilst in Osaka, I bonded with Naj. I soon found out that her bestfriend's boyfriend was Sasa's classmate... (whats his name again... ahhh... became House captain of Danson house last time... same time with her ka? I forgot eh..)

Brunei is too small...

While still based in Osaka, I met another senior studying in Kyoto. Azman... he came up to me after hearing my name.. and asked me "hows the restaurant business? do you guys still own the porsche?" I was like.. "EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!?!?!" how did you know that?!?!?! He told me that he was my brother's classmate before... He used to come over to the house.. he even knows where I live...

Brunei is too small...

Last year, during Golden Week, I went to Tokyo for the first time... I met the Tokyo-ite Bruneians. I met Rahman.. (the guy who saved me during my Akihabara pinch) He also knows my family... Why?! Because he lives in the same kampung as I do... Our parents would know each other...

Brunei is too small...

This year, when I thought I was the only Bruneian in Tsukuba University, another Bruneian came, her name's Foo Chuan Eng. After talking with her and stuff... bonding and then she asked me... "did you use to take Korean classes in UBD?" im like yesss... why? Do you know my sister? she used to take Korean classes with you too... her name is Ching.. I'm like WTF????!!! thats sooo true!!!! I KNOW BECAUSE I sat beside her.. (due to my childish-ness, thinking.. we have the ching name.. lets stay together!! mind set.. heheh).. so yeah my junior's sister and I went to Korean class in UBD...

Brunei is too small...

Before this post, I met a girl from Chile, another foreign student (The only foreign student from the 1st years that i havent met... that last foreign student) and she told me she met a Japanese girl in her department (Art and Design Dept) who has been living in Brunei all her life.. looking for another Bruneian out there in Tsukuba... Of course I was estastic.. man.. Japanese-Bruneian.. too cool!!!! I have been mailing her like when to meet, due to our hectic (more on her side) schedules, we couldnt meet up.. until~~~ this afternoon... I of course had so many questions.. beginning with.. WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING IN BRUNEI?!?!? hahaha and where did you study? well she answered my second question without saying anything.. first thing she did when she saw me.. HUG.. ahhh.. definitely ISB-an.. ahhahahahaha and then she told me about herself.. we talked about for an hour.. it feels so nice to be able to speak to a Japanese person in English.. and not feel worried about my English being too fast or too difficult.. hahahaha and then she told me she knew Serene and Woei Chian.. played volleyball with them... And i was like.. really??!?!?!? man.. thats sooo coooool.. we best friends yo!! and yeah.. she told me how much she missed Brunei.. and Im like wha~?!?!?! she misses her amah..(HAHAHAH) and Im like i know that feeling sooooooooooo well... and then how she misses the Mall.. im like hai???????? but it was SOOOOOOOOO cool how i met someone in Tsukuba who is practically Bruneian.. hahahahaha and then she told me her ex-bf was Kim Wee.. and Im like OH MY GOD!!!! I know him.. he was my sec1-3 classmate.. more like lab partners!!! and then we laughed.. looked at each other with disbelief.. and said at the same time...

Brunei is too small...


and thus i conclude this post with

BRUNEI IS TOOOOOOO FREAKKING SMALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!





oh and maybe post some pictures... from the ASEAN FESTIVAL last Sat, where we had to model, our somewhat traditional clothes... this is the Bruneian Family i have in Tokyo

me, rahman, shal, amee, sue, afi

shal, amee, sue, me

rahman, me, afi, amee, shal

its love~~~~

this has gotta be the most romantic kiss ive ever seen on anime.... since fushigi yuugi.. and that died a LOOONG time ago...

watch this anime!!! romeo x juliet.. ahhhhhhhhhhh i want my romeo!!!

on a more literature perspective, this anime shows a different aspect of shakespeare.. a bit different from the real story but I LOVE IT...

A cup of pee anyone?

A cup of pee anyone?

HAHA..yesterday i had my experimental physiology prac and we had to pee in cups!well containers...like u noe the ones where they put cookies into and sell during chinese new year?...yea but not quite as transparent...haha..ok so in each group there are 6 subjects...

subject 1- Control - doesnt get any waterload
subject 2- Waterload- 8mls times body weight in kg
subject 3- Waterload and ADH(by NASAL spray! eew)- 8 mls times body weight in kg
subject 4- Waterload and exercise- 8 mls times body weight in kg
subject 5- Isotonic saline and glucose( so its SALTY SUGAR WATER!)- 8 mls times body weight in kg
subject 6- 1ml VODKA and 7mls waterload- 8mls times body weight in kg

FUN NO?....then at like every interval of like 30 mins we had to go to the toilet and pee in these containers they gave us..and like analyse sodium content and osmolarity...haha...was quite a mindless prac really...

Pee..measure...dilute...analyse....repeat cycle...i was the control(luckily) so i dint have to do anything but label the sample cups n all..haha...interesting prac if u ask me..so we peed 4 times man =_=..one before the waterload...then 3 times after that...haha...time went by really quick...

At the end all the pee gets chucked down the sink..and we were asked to flush it down with PLENTY of water...heh...some ppl couldnt pee on demand hahahaha...so..no sample...

hehe no pictures of pee in cups (cos number one, thts gross and number two, i dint bring my camera =))

OMFG! Kawaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

WATCH THIS! IT'S SUPER CUTE! THE VOICE ACTRESS FOR PIKACHU! PIKACHUUUUUUUU PIKA PIKAAAA... *FAINTS*

KARE RAISU

it's super easy to make, i just follow the instructions on the Japanese curry pack.. and it's in English! it's for six servings.... so it's quite a lot... just keep the remaining in the fridge... and eat them again tomorrow..lol oz probably have more types of Japanese curry... Brunei only have 1 type..so yeah... and my mum threw the pack away...and i don't remember the brand of the curry and how the curry pack looks like.............................

RECIPE :
1. Stir fry cuts of beef/chicken/lamb/whatever meat and onions(the big ones).. with oil or butter... until the onions turn a bit golden-brown...u can add whatever ingredients u want as well..like potato, carrot....etc etc
2. Then put in about 3 cups of water.... and then cook for about 15 mins
3. Cut the curry cube into smaller pieces and put them in, and then stir non-stop for around 5 mins so that curry pieces wont stuck to the bottom of the pot.....

looking at the pic makes me drool... hungry hungry!! i will probably make again... since i still have the one more curry cube...

sore ja~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Food!

Ten bucks to whoever can guess what this is(i wont really give it to u but it'll be fun to guess anyway yes?)


And on a less gross note..pictures of dinner that we cooked on sunday nite at pastors house while pastor was away...thanks Matt, Rach n Nathan for having us over!..was fun as!

Caesar salad by Amelin(Kent)haha, Sausages by Michael, Chicken by Amelin


Roast veggies by me, Mashed potatoes by Hui Li


Roast zucchini and mushrooms by me, Pasta by Mike, Pumpkin soup by Ed


Rachel cut up fruits earlier and she made a cheese dip AND ALSO made the yummiest Mars bar chocolate cake ever...i dint take a picture sadly..but it was GOOOD AS!

Good night good fun!

Sorry to hear about Daniel..

i'm very sad

hey, i just found out that my precious precious daniel has died like 4 days ago. my mom only told me abt it through email which i'm totally pissed about! i mean who email's death!?!?!?! could hav bloody called me or msg me! he died in a such a horrible way too... he was diseased and then fell from the balconey where he always sleeps, straight into the dog's area where he was horribly attacked by my dogs as he was too weak too move... i dun understand why the cats i reeally love always have to die in a such a horrible way. i'm really really sad at the moment but i noe in my heart that daneil will always be my number 1 sexy lazy cat. i just cant believe that the death of my cat is more depressin than the death of my grandfather...

bye..
chenny

Golden Week

...is the longest period of holiday in Japan excluding the season holidays (summer/spring/autumn/winter). It usually has a span over a week thus the name "GOLDEN WEEK".

Needless to say, i spent half of it in Tokyo. First night in Tokyo, I met up with a few friends, had dinner in Shibuya. "TGI's". Shibuya is the place where the infamous story of Hachiko the dog took place. Even meeting up with the friends at Hachiko was confusing because they didnt know that the place was called Hachiko Koen(Hachiko Park) because of the dog. We were supposed to meet by the statue itself but then there were many dog statues and stuff.. they didnt know which one.. but then again there is only ONE official Hachiko statue. sigh.. but then again we all had mobile phones.. not that difficult to swim through crowds, and if you are thinking, we are a bunch of foreigners how hard can it be? WRONG!!! the place is usually crowded with foreigners anyway...

In Tokyo, I bunked over my friends place, which is kinda "strict" being an all girls dorm.. but then again, last time I checked I'm a girl too... They have a curfew, no bringing friends to bunk over. I sneaked in several times but the second night I was busted.. so it was the last night at her place for me. Damn. I have 2 more nights in Tokyo and I'm already HOMELESS!!!! but then I received a mail from a friend asking if I wanna club tomorrow.. I'm like there goes one night.. Now all I need is a place to stay for one night. Invited another girlfriend over to club and decided to bunk at her place! PERFECT!!!

Now to the main story, CLUBBING!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT.. although the journey towards the club was kinda sleazy. We got the map on my mobile and it was not helpful AT ALL!!! ended up walking quite a distance than promised. (10 mins from the station) Not only that we had gone through many dark alleys with bouncers and men selling their "merchandise" behind their windows and rooms (catch my drift?) PLUS i was wearing my newly bought HEELS.. which are completely adorable I TELL YOU!!! i feel so japanese... THUS IT HURT!!! and I havent started dancing yet..

when we got there.. it was kinda disappointing at first because, it was just starting, not a lot of people and then the drinks were expensive.. My guy friend was like.. WHAT? you dont buy your own drinks... get guys to buy you drinks.. and then it DAWNED upon us.. WHY NOT? hehehe..

5am. Saturday. My girlfriend was drunk, me and the guys were sober, not saying that we didnt get any action done that night.. heh

Later that night, my friend mailed me again: "Wanna go clubbing tonight?". Both of us were like "ARGHHHHH" I wanted to go but I didnt have anymore clubbing clothes and not to mention that I was running low on cash. SO TEMPTED>>>> Why do you do this to me?!?!?! But in the end, we all decided to postphone it to this week. YEAH

Sunday. I need to get back home. Which means Akihabara!!! I was kinda screwed because I only had 1000yen left in me.. and that is not enough to get back. (To get back, I need 2000yen) But i was not worried after all I was supposed to meet another fellow Bruneian and my best friend in Akihabara later that day. BUT!!! of course SHIT HAPPENS..

firstly, I left the dorm late because I woke up late and the dorm was FAR from Akihabara, took me an hour to get to Akiba. And then my Bruneian friend told me that he had something to do back at his place.. so cant meet me.. but its okay.. because I made him wait for quite a bit.. so its my fault.. GOMENASAI!! and then so there I was in YODOBASHI CAMERA.. looking around for a new mp3 player. I was wondering around sony or ipod. SONY or IPOD?!?! i decided to get the SONY because it was cheaper. But then the lady told me.. it can only be used with a JAPANESE OS system.. fuck it... so Im back to the IPOD... and then while trying to decide which one should I get.. the shuffle, the new mini, the video. I wanted to take something portable, so I can jog with it.. shuffle looks good... but 14000yen for 1gb seems like a waste. and then i shifted to the MINI.. i wanted big memory space because I wanted to put at least all my songs in it.. so it has to be more than 4gb... I saw the 8gb mini ipod.. wow.. Okay that'll do i guess.. Can i have that in the pink please? WHAT do you mean that it only comes in BLACK!?!?! fuck.. then i get confused again... because the price of the 8gb ipod was only 2000yen difference from the Video IPOD 30gb... i mean like just another 2000yen you get 22gb and the ability to watch videos.. but then that crashes with the whole portability idea... and then the 60gb was just 10000yen difference.. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH what do i get?!?!? the 8gb or the 60gb?? IM SO CONFUSED?!?!?!?
In the end, Im not going to watch videos on trains that much SO i decided on the black 8gb mini IPOD.

haaa... that took a lot of decision making.. and then i called for the man to take my order.. and then he asked me whether i have internet connection. Im like not for the moment.. and he is like you need internet to access itunes.. and im like but i have itunes.. hes like itunes 7... I DONT REMEMBER my itunes version... DAMMIT..

BUYING AN MP3 PLAYER IS SOOOOO HARD!!!!

in the end I told him ill deal with it some how.. so I got it.. the black ipod.. and now.. the accessories.. ARGHHHH... more headaches... i need an arm band for jogging and I need a pretty cover... it took such a while because there are two types of mini ipods, the ver2 and the old model.. so yeah.. MANNNNNNNNNN... so complicated.. and when i reached the counter.. i took out my credit card.. and the lady slided the card over the machine several times and gave a troubled look on her face.. i had horrible flashbacks.. (during winter holidays... i tried to get an ipod video but i maxed my credit card...) SHIT>> its the beginning of the month.. I cant have maxed my card already?!?!?! but then she successfully got it done after several tired.. thank the lord!!!

right.. so there i was with my brand new ipod.. yahoo!

that still doesnt solve the problem that i have 1000yen left.. oh wait i kinda used that up too.. i went to a cafe to drink and wait for my bestfriend to come meet me.. so yeah.. bye bye 1000yen... i thought of borrowing money from her to get back to Tsukuba. but then she ALSO doesnt have money. why you ask? (Golden Week the Post Office banks are closed.. not even the ATM machines are open.. we get our monthly scholarship from the Post Office Bank) I personally thought that it was a normal Sunday.. thus we could get some money out.. BUT it wasnt a normal Sunday.. IT was CHILDRENS DAY... i thought that if it was a holiday, it would get pushed on to Monday.. but no.. not the Brunei system.. sigh...

then we realise that we have a different bank account. YES and that one works!!! but.. i checked my wallet... I DIDNT BRING THE CARD!! why?? (because i thought it would control my spending) well.. that sure did come in handy.. and my friend doesnt bring her card either because she uses the passbook.. we tried different ATMs with her passbook but they obviously didnt work. and she offered to go to a different station to withdraw money for me.. so there I was bumming in Akibas streets with 200yen.. sigh (enough for a McDonalds chicken burger and cola.. but Im not going to waste my last 200yen on food) I tried to look for Private bank ATMS which do work by the way.. and since I still have my HSBC and Baiduri cards.. and they are APLUS.. that means i can withdraw money overseas.. but the ATMS dont recognise APLUS... FUCK IT...

lastly, I sms-ed all my bruneian friends in tokyo, wondering if they can help me... my kouhai in Tsukuba was offering to come all the way to Akiba to pick me up.. but I couldnt do that to her.. its far and expensive.. no.. that wont do...

and then the others offered their help.. I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THAT by the way... they came to Akihabara lent money to me so I can go back home safely.. sigh.. a long warm bubble bath was definitely in need of the moment...

and thus the end of my adventures and MIS-adventures in Tokyo during GOLDEN WEEK

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