Anything and Everything.

THE game I've been waiting for! It came out in January this year..but it was super expensive. I don't know why..but I didn't want to buy a pirated copy..

And NOW, can get it for £4.99 incl VAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Something like RM25 only...FOR ORIGINAL!!!!!

Awesome~

AND...

Double awesomeness~

I saw this game at a game shop near the oracle. It was released early last month. The game play reminds me a lot like Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles...only with better graphics. I loved that game a lot!! I think I'm gonna love this one even more!! =D

But the reviews have been relatively poor...and a lot of the complaints were from the older generation, where they can't accept any other Star Wars games or video or whatever that has to do with the prequels! But there were also people giving good reviews!! =D I'll take those good reviews and for those other people who hates the prequels...why on earth did you buy this game then?

This game is still new..quite pricey. £29.99 for either the PC version or the PS2 version. =(

If I work during December...then I'll get both games as my X'mas present...hehe..XD

And in conjunction with this game..Lucas Arts has a FANTASTIC website.

I love the 3D Holocomm!!

My name is Calo Saam. Rank: Captain. I was a commander..but I messed up one of my Clone Weapons Training..=(

Moving on from games..

My aunts came yesterday!!! Had nasi lemak, curry chicken, pandan chicken, fried fish, belacan, acar(pickled vege..you know the one you put on prawn crackers), ikan bilis and kacang, and har kau. In the fridge still got "chan pau"(like char siu pau..but then in a different bun), and some coconut pastries, and loh mai kai...oh yeah..still got char siu pau. Got a lot of crisps and pringles and 1 big bottle of Ribena, sesame oil, soy sauce, chilli oil....and other stuff..=)

I can survive if there's an emergency...hehe..XD

Going to Asda tomorrow...only need to buy a few items, like chicken, vegetables. Shopping tomorrow won't cost me much, cause not much to buy...=)

Also, yesterday evening some of us went to Wellington Country Park for the Fireworks Fiesta. This was organised by the Lion group. It was for charity...and...£7000+ worth of fireworks....OoO

The place was on the edge of Reading. The taxi fare was £35! =(

It was soooooo cold!!! Luckily I wore 3 layers and I brought my gloves..=D

The fireworks was not bad..lasted for almost 30 minutes.

A lot of other places had fireworks as well over the last couple of days..because Bonfire Night was on the 5th of November.

*Remember, remember the Fifth of November,

The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,

I know of no reason

Why the Gunpowder Treason

Should ever be forgot.

Read it up on Wiki...and watch V for Vendetta. =D

And the Lion group will be organising another one next year on the 6th of November.

Ok, gotta do my tutorial and read up stuff for the 3 non-assessed essays coming up...=(

Nottingham University Games 2009

Started the day by waking up at 2am. It wasn't very cold outside, surprisingly, so early in the morning.

Clarence and I were the first to arrive at the bus. It was a double decker bus...OoO.

But, the seats were a bit tight...

Bus left at around 4am.

The journey was tiring...and uncomfortable.

We stopped by a rest area on the way there. Others left the bus to get breakfast..I just slept on..=)

Reached Nottingham University at around 7.30-ish.

Waited for the Minister of Youth and Sports to arrive...M'sian timing..late as usual.

Went into the hall..and it was like back in school. PERHIMPUNAN. =S

Got prayers, Negaraku, stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down...grrr...

Oh oh..and someones English was not very good...XD

After that, Shaun and all went to the Malaysian Food Festival. It was quite far away and I didn't know what time my game was so I didn't follow them. Nottingham Uni has it's own bus system. OoO...

I played doubles with Ngai Chun. Our match was at 11.45am. Priscilla played singles. Zhun Kit and Wei Jeat played pool and Aizad, Ngai Chun, Cletus, Shang and others played basketball and Clarence played scrabble.

No medals for Reading this year..=(

In doubles...we got thrashed...big time. 21-7 or 21-8, can't quite remember. =(

We lost to Cardiff. The 2 guys were like in their late 30s or something...

Oh..and we had to supply our own shuttlecock to play...zzz...and the shuttlecock we used belonged to the other 2...super light weh...all our shots kept going out and all their shots were on line....haihs...before we could even get our footing into the game..they had already won...

Waste of time. I didn't even get to eat any Malaysian food because of it...=(

Everyone got back from the food festival and we all went to watch Aizad and gang play basketball. After that we decided to go to town.

We got off a stop right in the middle of town. Not the kind of shopping the others were looking for...LOLS!!

So after walking around town..we headed to the castle. On the way to the castle, we saw the Robin Hood museum closed. Shaun told me that Marina told him(XD) that it was closed for good cause they couldn't pay their rent or something..lol..and it was owned by Tesco..

We didn't have to pay for entering..nicee...

BUT, there was a catch...

The castle was closed. =/

So we could only explore the castle grounds and the weird museum(i say it's weird cause there were a lot of other stuff in the museum like some weird art and some world war uniforms..

The castle grounds were beautiful though..=D

Scenery was fantastic..and there was even a couple taking their wedding pictures there.

After that..went to Yates for dinner. There's a Yates in Reading as well...and the one in Reading is a lot cheaper...and the portions are a lot bigger. Most of them took the BBQ chicken melt..it looked kinda pathetic..and Dinesh's fish pie was something like 3/4 full..compared to the one in Reading where it's filled right to the brim of the dish.

I had the bacon and cheese burger...can't go wrong with that..=)

Buns don't change in size..hehe..XD

Left town for the Uni. Left the Uni at around 8pm. Got back at around 11.30pm.

Went on Facebook for a while..then slept still 10..=D

*Would I play in Nottingham again? maybe...NOT. but..there were a lot of lousy players there..we just weren't lucky with our draw..=P

*Would I go back to Nottingham next year? I wouldn't want to..i dread the journey..but if Ikram they all are going..I may just follow them..=)

1 month in Reading...

..35th day abroad.

..43rd day without playing badminton.

..258 days(or longer) till I reach home.

Went to the Asian store today. It's called Seewoo. It was nicee~

It feels like home, cause you get to see all the stuff that you can get back in Malaysia, and then some. THERE WAS A HUGE PACK OF HAR KAU FOR SALE!!! Not too sure how many there were inside the packet though..but it was selling for £15. =(

The stuff there are slightly more expensive than other Asian stores in London, cause it's the only one around. Monopoly. =(

But it's still alright. Bought some essentials like Hoisin sauce, wanton noodles, thick soy sauce, sesame oil...=D

Gonna start cooking fresh. A bit sick of frozen foods.

Gonna stock up my supply of food from Asda tomorrow.

Nottingham Malaysian Games 2009!

It's been 25 years since it was first started. =)

But I'll probably only get to play in it, in the 26th edition.

Badminton, they only want 1 player. =(

Ngai Chun wants to play. I want to play.

So I let him play cause it is his final year in the UK. =)

But I think it was a good decision, cause I haven't touched my badminton racquet in 43 days. I'm gonna be rusty like hell.

AND...

I GET TO EAT ALL THE MALAYSIAN FOOD I WANT!!!!! No need to worry about what time my match is or anything...=D

I'm really really excited about this trip!

BUT..

have to wake up super super early...the bus will be leaving at 3.30am! So cold..not sure how to get up...=P

Next year..I'm still gonna stay at Wessex Hall. =D

It isn't gonna bother me if everyone stays at Sherfield or wherever. After 1 month, I like Wessex a lot. Imagine after 2 terms...=D

You may not get your own toilet or bathroom, not enough fridge space..but I'm cool with it. =D

My kitchen mates, they're slightly messy, but apart from that, they're a really nice bunch of people. If I were not staying in Wessex, I wouldn't know any 'kwai lo' friends. I now have 8(excluding Khiara..lols). They drink(which Brit doesn't), but at least they don't smoke. =D

We even have Sims of ourselves..lols. Katiy decided to do a Sim for everyone in kitchen 201. I have purple hair. =D

It's great here. =)

Oh..and the people here think that we don't speak English...LOLS!!!

Matthew asked what my 1st language is. I told him English, and he was a bit shocked. He thought there was a Malaysian language. Then I told him Malay is the national language and stuff...then Vanessa(a new girl who moved in not too long ago) and I had this conversation.

Vanessa: Do you live near here?

Me: *I just stared with a big question mark on my face*

V: Do you live near Reading?

Me: Urm..noooope. I'm from Malaysia. *smile*

V: OMG!! That's so far away! I thought you were a local cause you can speak English so well.

Me: Oh...Thank You. *bigger smile*

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I got this compliment from Laura once before.

You know..getting a compliment about your English from an English person, to me, is like Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsay or Marco Pierre-White or any other great chef telling you that you can cook like them. =D

Ok..gotta go. =)

Weekend!!!!

WEEE!!!

Weekend is here!! =)

A day when I can wake up late and do nothing...

...

oh..wait..have to do tutorials...haihs...

Got all my books, except 1 statute, so have to start studying.

Haven't been cooking much...will be cooking aglio olio later for dinner. This will only be my third time cooking. This coming from a guy who gave a presentation about food and cooking for legal skills...XD

Cooking, not so convenient. I cannot possibly be going to the supermarket every week to get fresh ingredients, so got quite a few canned and frozen stuff. The 2 fridges are just too small to accommodate 8 people...cause everyone has their own stuff..thus a lot of duplication. But if everyone share stuff like Shaun and Kristine in student village, the fridges will have no space problem. *envy*

Even Shaun has been doing more cooking than I have...LOLS

Oh yeah, Notts Games is on the 31st of October!!! =D

Signed up for badminton. Just thinking about gets me all excited. Can't wait to play badminton and see my old friends who are in the UK!! =D

But have to start removing the rust, if not, no point in me going.

Soooooo.....anybody up for badminton?

Oh..and if anyone has any questions about anything, or if you know any year ones that want to ask questions about UoR, ask me on Facebook..=)

Or you can ask Khiara, Amethyst or Yunrui in December, cause all 3 of them are going back to Malaysia.

Oh and if Justin Michael Liew doesn't read my blog...ask him to stuff himself with chicken rice before he comes...cause I haven't found a a chinese restaurant(plenty of takeaways though) here in Reading..maybe got lar, but it's yet to be discovered. =D

Oh and Mr H is coming next year, anyone know when?

First week of classes.

OM.......G!!!

The walk to lectures....cold as Hell. (XD oxymoron)

The lecturers...boring as Hell. (Land and EU is already hard enough)

The prices of stuff...expensive as Hell. (If you don't convert you'll be fine..=D)

Soo....

WE'RE IN HELL!!

No lar, i'm not in Hell...just wanted to copy Jeff Dunham and Peanut..XD

but...it's seriously getting colder. the lecturers are difficult to understand. and the prices of things are expensive if you convert. =)

All those in Taylors...super lucky.

I miss Taylors. The lectures there are so well planned and organised.

I am sure I'm gonna get responses like "WHAT?!".

I even miss Ms Sunitha! She may have been strict(understatement)...but she is way easier to understand and more direct.

Here they like to give examples..weird examples. Maybe not weird, but different to our ears. AND they tend to move far away from the module during lectures, and then return to the point expecting us to understand what they've just said...=S

Oh yeah, those of you planning to stay at Sherfield or Student Village because you get your own toilet and shower...Good Luck..hehe. ;)

Like this morning. Lectures at Madejski Theatre at 9am. 7 minute walk from Wessex. 40 minute walk from Student Village.

I was about to make myself a Milo at 8.10am, still in pyjamas, Amethyst was already on her way to lectures. Lols! So kesian lar.

I am THE MOST 10 minutes away from every lecture hall, they're AT LEAST 20 minutes away.

Moreover, they have to clean their toilets and shower area. And I heard that Sherfield's drainage system sometimes isn't very good. Leena was saying that Wei Jeat's shower room was flooded one time..and the water wouldn't go away..so the room stank.

My toilet and shower maybe shared..but it's cleaned everyday..=)

And I've never seen anyone in the shower before...it's always dry...=D

One other thing. Shops on Wessex's side have more variety. Perfect Fried Chicken(the chicken is awesome!!). Subway. Domino's. The Three Tuns(it's a pub..quite cheap).

The Sherfield side has Greggs(a nice bakery). Some over priced cafe(ask some of the seniors what they had for their first breakfast..lols) A Posh looking Indian Restaurant.

Kayz...gotta wash up my plate now(just had dinner). =)

Last day of orientation week.

Classes starting next Tuesday. =)

Can't wait to start cause I'm so bored here. It's not like everyone is next door so we can just talk in the kitchen or something...=(

I've been walking for half an hour everyday to Shaun's place...if we were staying nearer to each other..I'll be at his place everyday cooking and eating properly. Like all of them at sherfield or student village got cooking buddies..so nice...

So to all my friends coming next year...stay together alright!! =D

Just came back from the kitchen to eat some fruits for breakfast(didn't feel like drinking Milo or eating anything else). The kitchen was a mess! My dorm mates aren't particular about cleanliness. I've seen them leave their dirty plates all over the place, some pizza slices on the table..BUT...there were those things when I went in...PLUS...glow sticks, glow sticks which have been cut open and all the chemically fluids inside of the sticks are all over the sink. I even saw a pair of high heels and 1 shoe in the kitchen. Wine glasses and shot glasses on the floor, on the tables...

Oh ya, did I mention that my dorm mates who share the kitchen with me are mostly girls!

Maybe they brought some friends over. And they went partying I think, cause they were making quite a lot of noise outside at around 2 am.

Must've been drunk, cause none of them are awake yet, unlike other days when they would be up eating breakfast by 8am.

Apart from everything mentioned above...I'm good. =)

Good morning Reading!

..not all that good lar...cause someone or some group were playing their music so loud. Not sure where it's coming from. =(

It was also quite a warm night..could use a fan...

oh, and I'm 1 of only 2 Asians in Wessex. There's is this other girl, dunno where she is from.

During the Warden's speech, met a few people. And you can start to see groups forming. So, like in Sunday school, those without groups meet up...LOLS!!!

There was this guy, Daniel, he's from London. He is doing Robotics. OoO.

And then there's another one, not sure where he's from though. His name is Dave. He kinda looks like Peter Gade. Wonder if he plays like him...XD

*one last thing...why must the toilet be so far away from my room? =(

have to pass through 5 doors just to reach the nearest one...haihs...

Showers are 3 doors away..LOLS.

If it is like an apartment style, then maybe it won't be so bad..but this is dorm style...it's only been my first day in Wessex, and I'm already envious of everyone else in Sherfield and Student Village...

ahh...to lazy to blog further..

Cya. =)

2 posts in 1 day..=)

Don't think I've written twice on my blog before..

anyway,

KIMI GOT 3RD!!!

I thought he could win...I guess a 2 stop strategy isn't the right one to use.

A Red car on the podium at Monza...Tifosi's will be happy. =D

Training today...FANTASTIC!!

Played 2 matches. Me and Kean Weng def Gabriel and Benjamin in 3 games. =)

Me and Gabriel def Kean Weng and Benjamin in 2 games. =D

The first match was superb. Haven't had match like that in a long time. WEEE!!

Got my supplies.

All in all...quite a good day. =)