185

185 days in Ireland!
Blink of an eye and it's already half years time for me, here in Dublin, Ireland.

Stephen's Green Park. Definitely a good getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city!
Especially during the Autumn season.
Autumn is a second Spring :) 
Basically saying, this is my FIRST time experiencing Autumn in an overseas country,
as you know... Malaysia is a tropical weather country,
so don't come and telling me:" LOL you've been living for 19 years and you're telling me you never experienced Winter?!"

My customers told me:" Oh yeah, you definitely gonna enjoy Winter here in Ireland (ironic much!!)"
xD

But anyway,
I guess we're gonna survive our first beautiful winter here in Ireland ;)
but before that,
let's just learn to enjoy it first ;)

Head to town on a Saturday morning.
Wandering around, thinking of where can I go in this jam packed Christmas shopping season...

Then it strucked me.
TODAY IS SATURDAY!! THERE'S A MARKET IN TEMPLE BAR I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO!!!

And tada! Here I am!
Err... what can I say?... Hmm..
It's basically a small market selling local products like Cheese,

bakeries,

some barbecue stuff, 

and probably some fish that helps you live longer.

It's really small,
almost 5 percent of our pasar malam size in JB.
= =`
To be honest, I enjoyed looking at all the stuffs they are selling,
organic apples, homemade yogurt, crepes, cookies and choco cakes (YUM!), or maybe some Mexican food as well.
Compared to our pasar (market) over there...
It's so much more healthier!!!!!
hahaha

This little bakery stall caught my eye!

Mince pies, coconut cookies, Mars cookies. Oh God.

Couldn't resist the temptation and bought one little chocolate biscuit cake and tried :)
To my surprise,
not only there's choco, biscuit in the cake,
there's also caramel and with little chunks of marshmallows!!!
Whoever baked this,
You are a genius.

Wandering around Old Temple Bar after my little cake feast,
passed by Gallery of Photography Ireland,

Hmm, let's just popped in and see ;)

Came to my surprise,
Hmm...NOT BAD AT ALL.
Enjoyed looking at all the photographs in the Gallery,
if you're a photomaniac, or camera guy or girl,
this Gallery is definitely a must-go for you!
May be a bit small,
but the photographs (especially the galleries on 2nd floor, my fav)
were so full of emotions and life-realistic.
There's even a little shop downstairs,
may even find you fav photography book ;)

After my little adventure in Old Temple Bar,
head to city center and see what's going on there...

Christmas decorations are all up,
Dazzling Christmas trees,
everybody carrying bags of shopping goodies, (despite of the economy recession..Hmm..)

Oh well,
less than a month and it's 2013.

Time flies.

Live now.
Stay strong.
Be happy.
:)

"Kept on telling myself not to think too much,
if things are meant for you, it will be for you."

Cheers!
Have a great December everyone! :)

Coming soon!

17th September 2012, coming soon!
Induction week... Hmmm..
Looked through the timetable for Induction week and my reaction was: Hmmm...


Anyway,
the point is,
I'M OFFICIALLY A UNIVERSITY STUDENT! soon!

Macam ini pergi universiti boleh ke?? 

(In Malay/Indonesian: Can you go for university studies looking like this?!)

Went for some job interviews and bought a bike from a nice Irish lady,
all of them had the same reaction,
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE STUDYING COLLEGE?
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT UNDERAGE?
... ...

Yes, people.
I'm quite sure I am.
-.-

Went to Trinity College Dublin that day, damn!! Inside was MAJESTIC!
So does the tuition fees as well /\
Learn to stay put was one of my challenges in life, (skipping last year in high school you mean? :P )
cos I seemed to run around everywhere and chase so much things that I could lost myself sometimes.
But it's fun though ;)

I guess I'll be a happy and satisfied student in Griffith College for 3 years :)

Sometimes when I walk by the clock tower in our college,
I would think of something like: Man I'm really in Ireland now.
Cos this is the ONLY picture about the college that I can see before coming to Ireland.

APPRECIATE APPRECIATE AND APPRECIATE. : )
And yes, appreciating everything in life can bring you more good stuffs in life!

My dear mummy, THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!
The thermal wear, hat, scarf, gloves were great stuffs!
Sorry for spending so much money on me :(
But it's really warm especially when the weather change drastically recently in Dublin...
And heartwarming too :))
Looks like it bye-bye to summer... :(
And hello to WINTER.

First winter in my life.
People would react dramatically saying that:' What?! YOUR FIRST WINTER?!'
Duh... ... What do you expect? Winter in tropical country like Malaysia?!
-.-

But gratefully,
my room mate here will help me and give me all the tips I need for winter! bwahahaha : DD

So I guess there are two lessons that must be learnt,

APPRECIATE and ADAPT.

Three months here in Ireland already and I have to say, sometimes I'm still experiencing some culture shock,

hahaha curious you might be about what kind of culture shock I experienced?

Let's see... 

Kisses on face when saying hello (That freak me out at first but I guess I'm okay now hahaha)

Different thoughts on relationship (Well you know Asians can be kinda conservative sometimes-.-)

The One night stand culture here (Hmm... seriously?!)

The TV shows here....................(Did I just saw a girl and a guy...?)

hahahaha

While adapting the culture here, Dublin feels more homey now :)

Whenever I came back from a long trip (Say Galway-.-),

'YESSSSS DUBLIN I'M COMING HOMEEEEE! FINALLY!'

I guess this is a pretty good sign :)

Plus, Dublin is indeed a great city to live in :) 

People here are nice and friendly, the city is... well not too 'city' and not too 'kampung' (in Malay, village), just nice : )

Although I might get hurt sometimes,

but I guess it's okay :')
Just like mama always says,
微笑面对挫折 :)
Smile to difficulties in life!

And probably make myself a good breakfast to cheer up my day :)

GAMBATE!
: D

Recently.

Recently I found out that my emotion flows, a lot.
Is that a good thing? Or am I just too affected by the weather here in Dublin?
Sometimes raining, sometimes full of sunshine (especially when I got off from the bed grrrrr....),
Sometimes the wind could be so strong that it can almost blow us away hahaha
But its fun! (trying to stay positive here!!) hahaha

Recently I found out that I had lost 2 kg in my first two weeks in Ireland,
how awesome is that!!!! xDD
Looks like all these walking and cooking and running can really work out a lot of calories!!
NOW... WHO IS THAT PERSON WHO SAID I WILL BECOME FATTY BOM-BOM IF I COME BACK MALAYSIA?!

Re-check my friend!!

Dieting becomes much more easier without mummy beside me. nyehehehe.
:)
plus, going to gym with friends can be very encouraging!! : D


After my last article in blog, I thought and found out that I had to adapt everything new around me,
the moment when I open my eyes in the morning,
I told myself:" Today is a present, and I'm about to enjoy it. Good morning, beautiful Ireland."  :)
During the night, (the part which I'm trying to adapt here),
I told myself:" Be grateful, for what I have gone through today."
Guess I had to make myself as busy as possible to get rid of homesick. haha :)

But we're okay, I'm okay, we're all doing fine,
after all these gym workout and basketball playing made me really exhausted,
especially shivering while playing basketball!! I can't even find a single sweat!!!
Can you imagine if we play basketball during winter?
HAHAHHAHAHAHA
iced-basketball!! xDD
Pity Er Ge and San Ge, both of them kept on running on the court to keep themselves warm!!
But it's fun, it's fun :)


Recently, I also found out that,
If you have a "thought of comparison",
where you compare yourself to someone you used to love, hate, or someone who scarred you.
You'd be like living in hell.

So please,
you have your own life, go enjoy it,
don't kept on reminding me how better you are without me,
don't kept on showing me off how amazing your life is with her,
seriously dude,
I gotta say, it's pathetic.
You only make yourself more miserable.

Learn to be content and enjoy what you have NOW.



That day teacher Anna asked us a question,
What is your dream?
... ...
... ...
... ...
... ...
... ...


Well, I have a dream. And I hope it will come true.

所以就是如此.

15天。来到爱尔兰的第15天。
在马来西亚的朋友和家人们，你们过得好吗?
听说现在天气很恶劣，因为Philipines火山爆发的关系?

不管怎样都好，一定要多多喝水！

所以就是如此，
当初最想逃出家的是我，
现在最想念家里的是我。

我真是一个漏Ka。

如果你问我来到爱尔兰，习惯吗？
我会跟你说，嗯，习惯啊！
环境还比错，空气很好，老师们很可爱，朋友都很棒，食物也不错（因为自己煮哈哈哈），
可是夜晚，很难熬。

放学回到家，跟妈妈唠叨一堆学校发生的事，
晚上八点，我们家的三八时间，聊八卦讲笑话吃水果嘻嘻哈哈
每天睡觉前一定要抱抱妈妈说晚安，
半夜睡不觉，跟妹妹聊一堆有的没的，躲在棉被里大大声地笑
可是现在?
夜晚回到房间一个人休息，看到电脑的时间，是你们的半夜4:20 am.

时差，是一件，很可恶，很可恶的事实。

我晚上，你们半夜，
我早上，你们下午，
我下午，你们晚上。


所以就是如此，
每天写日记，感觉喉咙怪怪的，泪水，它很不听话。
可是哭了过后会更加清醒，

这是你自己选择的路，
你选择了它，就要去面对它带来的后果。

我会适应这个改变不了的残酷时差，
我会适应，就是要靠自己了的道理。

应该是，要适应这里的夜晚吧！哈哈

嗯，
所以就是如此。


我是女生，我要勇敢地去闯这个世界！
勇敢!! 勇敢!! 勇敢!!

St Stephen's Green

17/06/2012

Alright, so, this is it,
I'm really in Ireland now!
You guys wanna see some pics eh? haha, yeah I know, university life is all about friends and campus,
and of course wonderful memories locked in beautifully shot pictures.

I have 8 friends coming with me from Malaysia to Dublin,
Vivian, Sanmao, XiuQi, Jia Shin, Wan Ning, DaGe, ErGe, SanGe,
all of us had the same goal,

Realising our study abroad dream here, in Ireland.

This was my first visit to the closest park of my college, St Stephen's Green. (Dublin 2) 

Lazing with friends in the park,

sharing bits of studying abroad together,

oh and taking silly pictures! (Is a must)

Well, I'm blessed. 

: )

First two weeks in Ireland,

any comments?

EVERYTHING IS SO NEW TO ME!

The buildings, the churches, the cafes, the supermarkets,

all of them really awed me. 

Especially the churches! It's really, really beautiful,

it's a pleasure enjoying it. :)

Plus!

All the cafes in Dublin are all very, very unique!

Whenever I pass by these cafes,

the aroma of the coffee,

the fragrant smell of freshly baked croissant,

awwwwwwwwww!!!!!

(My dear soul come back here, I need to finish up this blog post!)

And not to mention,

the beautiful flowers and grass that summer in Ireland has to offer!!

I love the lil flowers on the grass.
Lying on the grass, watching the beautiful blue sky, and sometimes a bird or two might flew across the sky,
the dew on the grass is so moist, i completely laid my head on it,
Priceless!
I don't think we can ever do this in tropical-weather-Malaysia! :P

If you ask me, if I miss my family?
.

I miss mummy's warm hug, I miss how my sis kacau me everyday, I miss mummy's cooking,

I'm pretty sure missing the people you love wouldn't be considered as lenient, right?
It's the love of family kept you going further :)


I'm, truly am, grateful for everything I have now.
The chance to realise this studying abroad dream,
study the course I've always to,
the friends that I have with me now,
the place I'm living in Dublin now, (Griffith Halls of Residence, it's a good place to stable down! especially my first time to live in another country),

and  all the good people helping me out.

So, thank you. 

 A day in St Stephen's Green, my first day here.
And more days to come!
:)

bring it on.

日子越来越逼近 这种心情真的是不知道要如何形容
期待? 紧张? 兴奋? 担忧? 害怕?
唉 还真是五味杂陈-.-


















有时候会问问自己 我真的准备好了吗
我够成熟去面对即将要面对的问题吗?
有时候很成熟
有时候却幼稚得都会被妹妹说教
有时候很理智
有时候却被冲动搞砸了一切
有时候很乐观
有时候却悲观得想放弃梦想

到国外留学 你的问题 就是你的问题了
解决当然也要由自己去解决

不可以再依赖妈妈, "妈!! 牛奶完了明天拜去买好吗~~(撒娇~~）“
不可以再指示妹妹, "去倒杯水给姐姐(奸笑 哈哈哈哈)"
不可以再丢衣服给kakak, "Kakak!! Mana baju hitam saya?? Kau sudah cuci banyak hari leh!!"
不可以再砍爸爸, "老爸!! 带我去吃好的!! 快!!! 我不管一定要今天!!"
不可以再随时随地打给朋友聊三八，"我跟你说我今天遇到xxx, 哇, 然后厚然后厚然后厚..."

记得记得记得谢安真说过的话,
不要怕 不要怕  不要怕
记得记得记得three idiots里的对白,
ALL IZZ WELL. 我们的心 很容易哄的  :)

我又要再去看一次 Three Idiots了 哈哈哈

今天去GB 那里参加 Ireland briefing... Hmmm...














坦白说 真的很不错啦 (还有送SIM卡真好耶!!)
大家都提出了很多问题
Darryl 就回答了很多问题 哈哈哈
谢谢你!



还记得当初追求留学梦想的原因吗?
还记得自己是如何争取吗?
打proposal 给爸爸妈妈   打financial proposal 给爸爸   争取妈妈的同意   跑去哥打庙问济公意见
答应爸爸给我半年生活费就好了...
为了筹学费跟爸爸在办公室里哭  
自己过后还跑去海边一个人哭 还以为我真的无法去读书了...

有时候会问问自己 为什么其他人都不用烦恼那么多 都不用跟父母打什么proposal-.-
父母帮他们准备好一切 钱 根本就不是问题
但回想回来 这是考验  考验啊
上天让你走不一样的路 就是要给你功课好好磨练你 
所以 当然要交出漂亮的成绩单 功课才算及格啊 :) 

如果我的朋友可以拿个几百块英镑就浩浩荡荡地去英国留学 (真实故事!)
那我也可以!!  庆幸的是 我比他多了= =

所以, 加油! 黄杰力! 我可是带了almost整村人的祝福去的! 哈哈哈
能够收到长辈, 家人, 朋友的祝福和礼物 我相信 再冷的天气也会感觉家的温暖吧 :)
欧Dublin那里有亚洲超市耶!! (兴奋) 肚子因该也会很温暖 : P

加油吧!! 年轻人!!
我们一起出去闯吧!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

红蜻蜓 飞啊飞

从小到大好像没有几次玩到红蜻蜓 (short term memory loss!!)
尤其是自己做的红蜻蜓 :)
那天5月1号陪小朋友去Nictar蜜蜂与黄梨园玩,
所以有机会动手做自己的红蜻蜓～
坦白说自己也非常害怕蜜蜂!!! (谁不怕啊?!)
但为了教育小朋友们动物其实很可爱! 跟你们一样可爱!
所以...就计划与蜜蜂近距离接触啦!!

朋友 我真的没有骗你们 真的是与蜜蜂超级近距离接触啊!!
看到那张小朋友的手指插在蜜蜂窝那里吗?....
然后舔手指上的蜂蜜...

还说:" Jelly姐姐! 蜂蜜超甜的啦!" 

你们... 太勇敢了!! Jelly姐姐以你们为荣!! (闪到远远帮小朋友拍照就好哈哈哈哈)
但最后Haleem叔叔还叫我拿整个蜜蜂窝... ... ...  (晕)
但没有拍到照片!!! = - = 让大家想象那种狼狈样就好 哈哈

*Haleem叔叔(蜜蜂园园主)

很开心 小朋友们都学到了很多东西!
在这里也跟大家分享一下吧!

• 蜜蜂窝为什么都是六角形组成的呢? 因为跟其他形状比起来 六角形更加节省空间喔!
• 工蜂都是雌蜜蜂! 所以会叮人的也是雌蜜蜂! 雄蜜蜂嘛... 就在家帮忙传宗接代啦... =.=
• 从卵形成小蜜蜂, 小蜜蜂必须自己破甬而出, 这样才证明自己是个身体壮壮的蜜蜂!

最重要的是 小朋友都不怕蜜蜂啦!  :)
话说, 参观完后, 小朋友还主动跑去蜜蜂窝那里.... ... (惊!)


"喂!! 喂!!! 不准过去!!! 给我回来!!!!"　（没有形象地呐喊中－－）

要说你们可爱 还是你们太勇敢所以很可爱呢  /口\


但话说回来　你们比同年龄的小朋友特别太多　太多了　



倒数１６天






















天啊　时间也过得太快　太快了吧! 不到２０天也!

呼好紧张　第一次那么远离家　第一次去到老外国家 (爱尔兰英文谁听得懂?!)
第一次　所有的生活　都是要自己去生活　(no more KAKAK!) -.-
第一次离开我可爱的妈妈那么远　以后每天晚上就没有得Big Hug 了 :(
p/s 我们家从小到大的习惯～每天晚上睡觉之前都要跟妈妈big hug！

但重点还是在于　是时候独立啦
总不能依赖妈妈　依赖家里一辈子吧
出去闯一闯吧　大学如果都在本地读简直就像被困在笼子里的小鸟。

还记得一位中国女富豪说过
：＂　我没上过大学　也没上过什么课程　但穷困，就是最好的大学。”


还有第一次去体验当穷学生的留学生活。
哈哈哈　一个月100 欧元省省用坝!

所以在这剩下的十多天　根本就是想吃什么就吃什么　
去到那里再减肥吧!!! (我先放话了喔!!!)

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