End of 2011

The year went by in a flash!

These are my highlights

Countdown in London as an undergraduate. 

First trip to Europe (Barcelona) with friends. =) 

 Amsterdam Trip! Second to Europe

Graduation in July! 3 years of law school end!

Mun Onn's wedding.

BPTC starts. =( 

Christmas time is present time. 

 Thanks Ikram and Elisa. =))

My Christmas present from Wai Teng! =)

That's it really...that's the end of 2011. 

It ended as soon as it started..from the chaotic beginning of 2011

to the more quieter (and endless studying) end of 2011.

Happy New Year! 

Exhausted....

Nice...my first blog post in a month..and I'm ranting on about the Bar..=S

Hate this week and next week.

10 classes. ....10!!!!

and 1 class takes about 4-5 hours to prepare.

so that equals 50 hours or so.

Fed up...very fed up.

And I don't even know if I can go down to Reading during my reading week. 2 assessments on that week. 1 on Monday, 1 on Friday...great..just great...

AND

Assessments every week starting December...*sarcastic tone* Woopee!!

now add THAT to the already huge weekly prep time.

long hours + massive reading + assessments = stress (x10)

conclusion: Nobody better irritate or annoy me.

*now i know why the seniors were so stressed, that they packed their bags and just went off on a holiday the very next day. I'm so close to doing that right now.

I pray and hope...

Everyday to class..i pass by this restaurant...

in hopes that I would bump into Jamie Oliver. =P

One day I will...i hope..i pray..that'll be an awesome day. =D

3rd time flying off

The holiday back home this time round is a bit too short for my liking. =S

And hearing stories from my seniors who did the Bar..aren't exactly the most encouraging things you'd wanna hear just before you start the course. =SSSSSS

Been quite busy this holiday going out with friends, house-warming, lecturer's wedding, rockband! =P

It's been fun, but it's gonna be crunch time soon.

Preparation work day after day after day. and hours at a time. it's crazy.

And the seniors are so mentally drained that only 2 have returned back to Malaysia. The rest are still travelling..on holiday. lol.

Flying off in less than 24 hours.

Cya next year Malaysia! =)

Going back soon..

Been receiving plenty of emails and schedules regarding the BPTC.

=S

Will be leaving in less than 2 weeks...then back to studying.

How I wish the Reading days didn't end.

Now, it'll be hell in London.

12 subjects altogether; and according to the seniors, 1 subject(Civil Litigation) is equivalent to our whole Year 3 in Law school.

WHATTT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Are you kidding me? That means I'm gonna have to do "Year 3" as 1 subject plus 11 other subjects? =S

Holy crap! *face palms*

No wonder only 4 seniors passed this year.

I'm already feeling the stress before I leave. =S

In Reading:

-Relax quite a bit

-Take leisurely walks to classes

-A lot of greenery(UoR was awarded the Green Flag recently)

-Beautiful Whiteknights Lake and Foxhill House

-Awesome Mackinder Hall..=P

-And just a very slowed down pace compared to city life.

In London:

-Hardly any greenery

-Hustle and bustle of ppl walking and vehicles

-Having to commute almost everyday by bus or tube

-Buildings, buildings and more buildings.

-And it just doesn't have the romance of a campus feeling.

Hopefully all goes well. Wish me luck. =)

*ps. Barca won their 2nd trophy of the season. =D

Common Trio

What do the 3 in the circled picture above have in common?

One word.

Starts with a "B".

Ends with "arcelona"

LOL!!

*left to right*

Barcelona's future, Barcelona's present, Barcelona's past.

The engine is the heart of an airplane, but the pilot is its soul. ~Walter Raleigh

I didn't think anyone would come up with a movie about battles that happen in the sky after Flyboys.

Here it is!!

By Lucasfilm. =)

They've done a fantastic job in showing the future and the universe and space...now lets see what they can do with the past and in our very own skies. =)

From mooters..to judges.

*Picture taken in 2008
*Picture taken in 2011.

The student has now become the teacher.

My my..after 4 years..look at them now. =)

Btw..were those the same robes you wore 4 years ago? They were all from Mrs Ong and Ms Harjit right? LOL!!! XD

Nasi Lemak!

Nasi lemak for breakfast today...nice~ =)

But in 2 days time, I won't be able to have any for breakfast (unless I get it from the chinese lady..but it's just different) for 1 month.

On the other hand,

RAMADHAN BAZAAR!!! WOOPIE!!! =DDDDDDD

Roti boom! Satay! Bandung! Tebu! hehe..can't wait!!!!

I've not seen anyone yet, apart from Wai Teng, Jia Sen, Ikram and Elisa. =S

Everyone seems a bit preoccupied with stuff.

Hope to see more familiar faces soon! =)

Cheers to the person who invented air-conds!

Since the Brits love to sun bathe..lets swap temperatures!

End of the Reading chapter.

That is it!

Law school is over. After 3 years, I've finally graduated. =)

Gonna miss Reading a lot!

Will be based here in September

My undergraduate days are over.

One final act to seal this fate. Graduation day on the 8th of July 2011.

I'm excited for that day, because I'll be able to see everyone once more before we leave..for good!

It's been an amazing 3 years in Law School, 2 amazing years in Reading. =')

Come this Autumn, London is where I'll call home, then it's off to the working world. =S

The End.

This will be my last night in Reading...

Gonna miss this place a lot.

2 years of studying in Reading will end very very soon.

This is my last post from Reading. I'll be in London this time tomorrow.

Farewell Whiteknights Campus!!!

You've been awesome. =)

I'll come back and visit! =P

The land of Windmills

Amsterdam was quite nice.

I loved the windmills, and FEBO (fast food chain) croquettes were super awesome!! =D

I'm just too lazy to blog, but my thoughts on Amsterdam,

If the entire world were to mix, and there were no racial or nationality categorization, it would be alot like how Amsterdam is.

Everyone is a Dutch, no matter the background. =)

*we even met 3 girls who asked us questions about Amsterdam for their school project. They were probably only in primary school. And one of them was a Malaysian Dutch.

Stonehenge and Bath, Part 2.

A bad hair day on both occasions..LOL!

Next up, Amsterdam from 21-23. =)

Canada GP

Now, wouldn't this have been a magnificent sight had the rain continued for just that bit longer towards the end of the race.
C'mon Mercedes!! Give schumi one car that can put him on the podium! Please!

Celebrity Chefs and SWTOR

Reading Fresh Food Festival!

It was held on the 2nd and 3rd of June at the Riverside, Oracle.

2 celebrity chefs were there;

Lesley Waters (Ready Steady Cook), and

James Martin (Saturday Kitchen) =DDD
He's one big fellow when he stood next to me..LOL!!

Got both their autographs..=P

And then on the 4th and 5th, there was the Eat Reading! food festival. It was all around town.

NOOOO!!!

I only found out later that Gennaro Contaldo was in Reading for that!! damn...=(

Oh well..maybe next time at the Good Food Festival. ;)

SWTOR!!!

Check out the trailer! Awesome stuff!

Sososososososo can't wait to play it! =)))

The winners!

Scotty won American Idol.

Darn..but I gotta admit, he did perform better than Lauren in the finale.

Barcelona won the Champions League!

3-1!

Pedro! Messi! Villa!

C'mon Alonso!!!

It's not that I'm against Vettel, but I'm still a tifosi!

Finally,

Come one you Royals!!

I hope Reading FC will beat Swansea for the final promotion spot!

Xperia PLAY

By Sony Ericsson...OoO!

Look at this cheeky little fellow!

Seems like a rather awesome phone!!

but the bad reviews about this are down to 2 main things. Battery life and lack of games.

I'm sure battery life for this is pretty crappy if you're gonna be playing games very often.

And the lack of games issue, well..there are the normal android games that you can get online, but there aren't a whole lot of games that have been converted to support the gaming pad yet. only a handful allows the "controllers" to be used like you would a normal Playstation.

BUT!! This phone has so much potential..give it a few more months..or maybe till this Winter..I'm sure more titles will come out for this phone and the price might've drop by then. =P

This is it...it's the end!!

Law School is over!

3 years went by just like that..gosh...that was quick.

International Human Rights law was the very last paper for me. And I turned 21 on the same day as well. =)

I brought my camera with me to the exam because I wanted to take a picture of what "freedom" looked like..lol..=P

Little did I know..a surprise was brewing, and I didn't see it coming. XD

Wai Teng, Suet Mei and Susan were hiding behind the bushes outside of the Great Hall. I was one of the first few to come out, but I didn't see them.

Apparently they were quite obvious to spot...but I was too busy trying to get my shot of "freedom". Well..everybody knew about it already, thats why they were all lingering around and not rushing back to study EU. THANK YOU!!!

Then Shermaine had to call me over to her to "talk" about the housing issue for the Bar..LOL!!! And I still didn't know what was going on.

Afterwards, Sanjeve called me over to him, then as I turned around, everyone started singing..only then did I see Wai Teng holding the cake. =D

Thank you everybody!!

*One year ago I was in London on my birthday with Shaun at the Imperial War Museum, the HMS Belfast, ate at Chop Chop and Wong Kei.

This year, I had a pasty for lunch, I went to the Co-op to get a few stuff, and had a dinner cooked by Wai Teng. =D

Now I'm 21. =)

So my dream of getting 3 Michelin stars by this time is no more..LOL!!

unless...Heston, Gordon, Alain...anybody wanna hire me as your head chef? XD

*oh..and James Martin will be in town at a book signing event at Waterstones! I'm so gonna be there!! =DDDD