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Saturday, September 30, 2006

today, i cook boiled eggs with tomato sauce. i felt great!.. i mean i cooked!! hehee... my mother would be very proud.. hehe.. and my sisters would be like.. haha.. how did that happened?.. i can cook with my mom's supervision. hehe.. so, considering me cooking by myself, that is awesome... haha.. i am so happy because not only i cook by myself, it tastes great!! just like how my mom makes it...

Dariah; 11:09 PM

i just checked my exam timetable.. and guess what??????... my exam finishes on 9th November.. which meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeans.............. i can go home earlier than my scheduled flight!!!!.. wowwwwwwwww.... um um um.. what to do.. what to do.. so excited!!..

so my to do list

1. tell my family and boyfriend the great news
2. call 'student flight' to reschedule my flight
3. ..... [ ..... blank...... ]

hahaha.. can't think of other things to do.. hahaaa..

well.. after knowing my exam timetable, this does indeed give me motivation to study hard, focus more and easy to schedule my study time.

so happy... (making the biggest smile)

Dariah; 4:05 PM

last thursday, akmal invited me to sungkai at musollah (also known as surau). at first i was reluctant to go because i was not fasting (you know why) and she would be staying for terawih. if i accompanied her to surau, i would go home alone in the dark after sungkai. if i waited for her, i would be doing nothing (well maybe read some books, etc) . after a long dicussion, she came up with a plan to sleep over at my place after terawih. so, i agreed. we arrived home before 10pm.

we chatted till midnight. i enjoyed her company very much. she is very talkative and fun to have around. before 4am.. i woke her up for sahur. she was so sleepy and lazy to wake up.. hahaha.. i reheat some food from lastnight's sungkai for her.

with her presence, i feel responsible, which is not a bad thing.. i miss doing things for other people.. especially for those who i care most *sigh* i always put my needs aside when they need help.

Dariah; 4:05 PM

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

after two months i live in Australia, i took the courage to wear tudong now. oh boy! you guys won't believe the confusion showed by my classmates from human movement. i got the impression like.. 'huh?.. is this girl in the right class?' obviously, i am the only muslim in that class. it was funny. haha.. i have to admit.. i look different with tudong on. when i was in brunei.. i like it when i stood out in a crowd. it ain't the same here!!

it is hard to be a minority.. buy hey, life is not easy.. we have to go out from our comfort zone to be a better and stronger person.

Dariah; 9:52 PM

Monday, September 25, 2006

i have just phoned my mom.. i am happy now.. my parents are doing fine, alhamdulillah.. my mom has lost few kilos, she told me that she feels light and great. i am so happy for her.. to me, my mom always looks beautiful and she is always the strongest mother i know.

i chatted with my dad.. it was funny.. i am not close to my dad as i am to mom.. the first thing my dad say was "i've sent you the money and i've paid your telephone bill".. hahaa... well, he said that with a happy (with some laughs) tone.. it makes me realise how materialistic i was back then.. i only come to dad whenever i needed money..

i told my dad that i am thankful to have him.. appreciate all the things he did for me.. and it is hard to manage all the bills here..my dad simply say "yes, yes.. life is just like that".. hahaha.. he sounded cheeky though.. and my dad's voice is so attractive for a 66 years old guy...

after that chat, i asked him to pass the phone back to mom.. immediately when i heard mom's voice, i laughed "boy! was that ackward talking to dad".. hahaha.. but i meant what i said to my dad.. they have raised me beautifully... i can't thank them enough

i have a lovely parents after all...

Dariah; 11:01 PM

Sunday, September 24, 2006

tonight is the first ramadhan.. it is not easy.. i know i have muslim friends here.. but all of them are malaysians and singaporeans.. when they chat among themselves.. i feel left out.. its not their fault.. sometimes i don't know what to say when they talk about their country, like ramadhan season..all the food festivals.. it makes me miss my country.

i miss being around bruneian.. in fact i miss being me.. i mean.. the fun me.. i feel the real me is still in the shelf, locked. i feel fun around people i love.. it is not that i don't like my new friends here... don't get me wrong.. they are great.. times like this, i want to be pampered, so bad.. and being around people who understand me very well... i know i'll find those type of people here somehow. it is just the matter of time..

i want to phone my mom.. but i don't dare to.. i know i will burst into tears once i hear her sweet peaceful voice..

i miss my family, my boyfriend, my cats.. my girls.. ramadhan surely won't be the same without all of you..

Dariah; 8:16 PM

Saturday, September 23, 2006

back when i was a little adorable girl (well i am still adorable just that i am a lady now), my long lost bestfriend, Hayati and i were describing the types of boyfriends we would love to have.. yea you know, the usuals like fun, easy going, romantic, handsome.. yadaa yadaa yadaa... the highlight of the conversation was we hoped to have boyfriends that can play music instrument.. you know, so that they can play the romantic songs to us.. do dedication especially to us.. something like that.. AND GUESS WHAT!!!.. MY BOYFRIEND RECENTLY LEARNT TO PLAY GUITAR... its like.. when i check my 'features of a perfect boyfriend (from my childhood list)'.. lets see...

1. fun - checked
2. easy going - checked
3. handsome - checked
4. romantic - checked
5. play music instrument - PROUDLY CHECKED!!

oh ma gosh.. when he plays all the romantic songs... i was mesmerized, big time. especially when he plays dygta-karena ku syg kamu *sigh* i can't wait to hear him play VE-ayu. i wish i was there accompanying him when he bought the guitar.. imagined how excited he would be.. i can't wait to see him plays when i get back.. watching him perfoming live.. gosh.. the best part is he plays the guitar because of me.. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW... isn't that precious?.. i felt the fireworks when he told me that.. it was amazing.. he is amazing..

(................ day dreaming.............)

Dariah; 10:49 PM

in brunei, today is teacher's day

a teacher doesn't only teach his/her students academically.. a teacher teaches a student as a whole person.. i don't simply say that just because it sounds good... i say that based on experience...

my boyfriend is the best teacher (it doesn't necessary means he was my school teacher) he never stops advising and critisizing me; just to keep me on the right path.

my arifin taught me to be strong, to be confident.. to be a woman.. to be a good daughter, to be a good sister, to be a good friend, to be a good student. all in all.. to be a beautiful person. there was this one time i felt down and ugly.. my boyfriend said to me "you are always beautiful no matter how you look because you are a beautiful person" i immediately cried with her heart felt words. the person i am now is the person i want to be.. and it is majorly because of him..

alhamdulillah.. i have the best teacher.. the best relationship..and the best boyfriend (not to forget handsome)

happy teacher's day abang

love
syg

Dariah; 9:43 PM

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

i still have few more days to qadha my fasting. so basically these are my breakfast. each picture represents each breakfast (well... sometimes two pictures.. heheh)

-the baked sweet potato that i always mentioned earlier on-

Dariah; 3:47 PM

Sunday, September 17, 2006

funny to call this week a study week.. hahah...it is not that i have wasted my whole week.. but, it is based on balanced fun, productive and study time.

ok, today i woke up by a call from ka intan. it was 8.30am. she invited me to a religious talk about upcoming ramadhan. it was great! the talk really opened my eyes and made me realise how little i know about islam. to be honest, i am not experiencing culture shock form the australian's culture.. i am facing culture shock by my own culture!! but hey, there is always room for improvement.

the talk finishes around 11am and ka Hasni prepared lunch for all of us. i am fasting today, so ka Hasni packed some food for me.. around 2pm some of us went to subiaco to do some groceries. i bought 2 packs of breads. heheee.. love breads.. got to have them in my fridge.

now its nearly time for sungkai heheh.. bye bye..

Dariah; 5:57 PM

Saturday, September 16, 2006

it was 4pm.. i saw Rai @ msn.. so i msged her and asked how was the trip to tulip farm. i was supposed to join them but i was too sick to go. she said it was amazing..*sigh* its ok.. there is always next year..

Rai was concerned about me.. i was getting better later today. she decided to visit me around 5pm. i was so touched. few minutes later, ka Intan phoned me, she said "daria, where are you?.. can we come and visit? we are downstairs now".. hahah.. i was like.. wow.. ok... sure!! ka Intan drove the car accompanied by ka Yan and Rina.

i baked sweet potato with cheese for them and they seriuosly loved it.. i made them two plates since they like it so much. Ka Yan said "you don't have to cook for us, you are sick".. "this is simple and i am happy all of you come and visit" i replied. seriuosly, i felt better when they came.

we watched tv at first then we watched some videos online. Ka Yan and ka Intan gave me some noodles and Rai gave me some sandwiches. i was extremely happy!!..

alhamdulillah i have these girls here.

back: me and Rai

front: Rina, ka Yan, ka Intan

Dariah; 7:09 PM

Friday, September 15, 2006

i had dinner then few minutes later i caught a fever.. my body felt hot and still is now.. my last fever was few years ago.. and my mom always took a good care of me.. *tears*...

AAAAAAAAAAAA.... MISS MY MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... I MISS BEING MANJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

I NEED A HUG... SO BAD...

Dariah; 11:00 PM

today, i started to revise psychology... wrote some notes and mind mapping.. i wrote some motivation words on small cards and stick them on my wall.. something like impossible is nothing, he is waiting for you (hint hint wink wink), your parents sacrifice a lot for you, etc etc etc..

its 4.14pm now.. i am in the library, charging Ash and Ann...

around 5 later, i'll jog... WITH MY BRAND NEW SHOES!! *sigh* hahahha...

then at night.. i will start off writing psychology essay.. not essays just an essay.. hahaha...

Dariah; 4:02 PM

Thursday, September 14, 2006

i don't know how to put in words my day today.. hahah.. i finally went out with veronica today.. we went to the city.. just hung around.. there were some talent show in the middle of the city.. it was straight boring though.. haha.. so we continued our exploration..we walked around searching for a comic shop, veron's brother wants her to buy some comics here. we were lost for few minutes and after 10minutes of walking we found the place. along the way, we went to a DVD store.. gosh..i wish i can buy those DVDs, but its not important at the moment.. so perhaps next time.. lunch time, we ate at the japanese restaurant, taka. i ordered teriyaki beef.. aaaaaaaaaaaaaahh.. it was delicious.. mmmuaahh.. heheh..

after that, we went to the athlete's foot, a sport shoe store. this store has a computerised system where the customers don't have to tell the worker what size or type they want. the customers just stand on the platform and the screen just shows what types of support our feet need. oh boy! i felt in love with this pair of shoes.. oh my gosh.. it feels great.. the cushion, the support.. the shoes are perfect! so i bought one. no need to mention the price.. hahah.. good stuffs always cost hundreds.. haha..

then, we decided to do groceries. the supermarket we wanted to go is not in the city, so we took another bus. that time it was 3pm. then guess what? we took the wrong bus!.. we went out from the bus.. and got lost for hours.. we were so tired and hungry.. but determined to go to the supermarket.. so at 4.30pm we found the right bus to go there. at 5.10pm.. we went home.. we were tired until we don't have energy to make a conversation.

-the school performace-

-the alive statues-

hilarius

-my wonderful running shoes-

Dariah; 11:21 PM

yesterday i went to the beach by bus with my malaysian friends.. we arrived at the beach around 5pm.. and the scenery was amazing.. the sand was cold, windy and i had great company.

we took a lot of crazy and ridiculous pictures.. hahaha... thanks to Kane (my Canon Camera), the pictures are so beautiful. we went back around 6.30pm. i hung around at my friends' apartment (own by Ka intan, ka fads and ka yan) we prayed maghrib there. then, ka fads invited me to read Quran while waiting for the 'Isya prayer. i feel so lucky to know all of them, my malaysian friends. they are good influence. after 'Isya prayer, ka fads insisted for Rai, Akmal, Iyan and i to stay for dinner. wow.. i feel like home when they are around.

after dinner, it was 10pm. Ka fads, ka intan and ka yan walked me back home after dropping off Rai at her place. they care so much about me which really touched my heart. oh yea, akmal's roommate fetched her and iyan back to their appartment.

urmm.. i don't have to mention names here.. wahahha

while waiting for the bus, we ate.. time is precious.. wahaha

-real food!!!-

thanks ka Fads, ka Iyan and ka Intan

Dariah; 9:18 PM

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

i woke up early today eventhough it is study break week. i did my laundry and guess what!!?? the cost to activate the washer is $2.60!! before it was $2.40.. wahahah.. 20 cents increased!! crazy.

i checked other airlines and i went to student flight. the ticket is abit cheaper and the assistant manager is so friendly compared to the previous airline i went to. so, i comfirmed the booking and will do the full payment next month. this gives me a long time to change the departure date because when i receive my exam timetable and if my exam ends early, i can go home early. yey!!..

after that, i went to the store where i bought my bike. i went there to ask them to pump my bike's tyres.. hahah.. i don't know how to do it myself (there is a limit on being independent you know!!) so, when i arrived there, there was this guy, he said "your bike is still fine, i can't put in more air in it".. i was like.. "huh?" but it feels week.. haha.. i don't know.. lets just give it another week or two..

now i am here, in the library, charging Ash (my laptop) and Ann (nokia 6230).. and i am hungry... i am fasting today.. i have 4 more days to pay back the last year's Ramadhan *sigh* i'll take my boyfriend's advise.. 'always pay back fasting in Syawal'.. i try...

Dariah; 11:15 AM

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

yesterday i went to subiaco and perth ALONE!!.. what was i thinking.. wahahah.. well, Sereen had class and sadly Raihana was sick.. and i really had to go the those places..

i went to subiaco to find Nu Skin store. i have to buy my supplements because it is running out pretty soon.. after being lost for 15minutes i managed to get to the store.. hehe.. but unfortunately, my membership card is not valid here!! STUPID!!.. wahah.. i called my upline and he said i have to register for international membership card. Argh!! he should've told me earlier. i have to wait for few days for it to be approved. huh!!

after that, i dropped by at cold rocks, the ice cream store i mentioned before.. haha.. luckily i have few cash because they don't accept cards. after i finished eating my yummy ice cream i realised that i have no coins to get on a train.. hahah.. how silly... my ticket expires in 30minutes when i realised about that.. so i rushed to the train station and went to perth. i went to perth to ask further info about my flight. gosh!! the travel insurance is so expensive.. it is freaking 400 something!! i have not apply for it and comfirmed my flight yet.. but i have to pay deposit this friday.

going back to the coins issue.. i cash out $20 and i had to eat out to get change.. i didn't buy anything from the supermarket because i already did my groceries few days ago.. so yea.. i managed to get coins and safely arrived home..

i still couldn't believe i went out to do all that yesterday.. panicking, being lost and thinking of solutions by myself.. i should be proud.. my family would not believe it.. hahaha.. they would say.. "you?.. the spoilt brat?.. haha.. nahh.. you are lying.."

Dariah; 12:24 PM

Saturday, September 09, 2006

-my healthy fridge-

Dariah; 3:53 PM

today i forgot to sahur. so, i feel weak to start my day. sereen and i went to subiaco to buy my supplements but we were lost so we ended up just buying groceries from the market nearby.

sereen showed me the alternative route to go to Perth, via train.. it was suprisingly more convinient compare to bus. she guided me to the muslim restaurants, oh boy was i mentally challeged. all of them looks so delicious. she showed me where i could get cheap phone cards.. showed me which bus i should take that arrives closest to my unit. oh yea, i booked a ticket to brunei today. so excited... but i have to pay for it by the end of this month.. its roughly 12 hundreds... i ask around first whether i can get a cheaper ones.

hm.. now its 3.40pm.. my body is so sore.. hahaaa.. lesson learnt.. never miss sahur..

sereen is coming over tonight. well, i am just going to introduce here my very own baked sweet potato with cheese... heheh.. its really nice.. i love it myself...

waiting for the train to come.. and guess what?

when the train arrived we realised that we were on the wrong side of the train.. wahaha

me and the train... and yea, now were are on the right side..

Dariah; 3:12 PM

Friday, September 08, 2006

two nights i didn't chat or talk to my boyfriend... miss him terribly

he is on holiday now, so he is awake at night which i would be doing my work... and in the afternoon he would be still sleeping. so, the time for us don't match at the moment.. but its ok... i understand.. he is trying to ease his mind and enjoy the holiday eventhough i am not there. i believe its hard for him because usually during the holiday we always spend time together..

enjoy the remaining days abang..

Dariah; 9:15 AM

Thursday, September 07, 2006

today i didn't do much. i was fasting. i woke up at 4.45am, i had cereal and breads for "sahur"and then did suboh prayer.. after that i went back to sleep. i woke up again at 7am.. felt hungry already.. hehe..

i had morning lecture and chem lab in the afternoon.

today's chem lab lasted for 3 hours and thankfully this time we did in pairs. hehee.. so yes, i annoyed my partner the whole three hours. well, not annoyed just asked lots of question. hehee..

hm... for breaking fast, i ate 2 tomatoes, baked sweet potatoes, few jacobs and two carrots. fiuh.. i had a satisfying meal.. *burp* hahah..

well.. that is all i guess..

Dariah; 7:39 PM

Monday, September 04, 2006

i miss my brother, Dahari so much today.. my brother is a big fan of steve irwin, the crocodile hunter. he died today at 12pm. he got stung on his chest by a stingray which went straight through his heart. so tragic. i immediately messaged my brother about it and told him that i miss him. it is kind of unusual for our family to show or even say how we care and love each other, but today, i took the courage to say it to my brother. i was in tears when he replied he miss me too.. gosh!! it felt great..

Dahari is one of my 7 brothers that i am very close to. we always fool around, laugh our hearts out, make fun of people... we sometimes argue, but few minutes after that, we are loving siblings again. he jogs everyday which always motivates me to jog too.. he always keeps me aware on my eating habit. when i eat alot of high carbohydrate and fat food, he just looked at me and sighed (with a sarcastic smile), and walked away with a chicky laugh.. sometimes i feel annoyed but it sure did stop me from eating those food. i love my brother, so much

Dariah; 7:39 PM

last week was pretty overwhelming. i spent most of my time reading psyc articles and writing the lab report. it was painfull to read all 8 articles and most of them are 14 pages long. i managed to get it done by saturday morning.

on Friday, sereen, my neighbour invited me for dinner again. i was so happy because i was dead tired and hungry for real food. i went to her place early so that i could learn the principles of cooking. i have to say, some part of me just afraid to cook. she tought me how to cook rice without a rice cooker. ummm.... to show how ignorant i am in cooking, i don't even know the name of the cooking utensils.. hahaha.. anyways, at least i know the alternative way to cook rice. she also cooked mix veggie, it was so delicious. god!! and yes, i believe i can prepare that meal. positive. hahaha

the next day, Saturday i read human movement lecture notes and chemistry textbook. oh boy was i lost in the previous lectures. after the readings, i understood more. it just that, last week, i had problem organising my schedule due to the overwhelming number of articles i have to read. so, lesson learnt. no matter how busy i am, have to divide my time for all of my units.

finally sunday, it was all about stats. at 10am i went to Raihana's place to revise. we revised for 3 straight hours. hahaha.. it was good. i had lunch there.. alhamdulillah.. after lunch i went home. after that i rested for a while, i cooked!! hahah.. can you believe it.. naaaahh.. it was just a simple task.. i used "cucur tapung ikan bilis" so just add water and fried it.. i continued studying untill night.

Dariah; 9:16 AM

it is monday. thankfully, i finished my psyc lab report and yes, i just had my stats test. it was challenging for me because, this is the first time i apply my understanding to the unit. some parts i've learn it before in additional math, but mostly it is totally new. so, honestly i tackled only less than 3/4 of the test. there is no regrets. i did my best. i will learn from my mistakes. i'l strive for better marks on the second test next time.

today, my lecture finishes at noon, so it gives me more time to read and catch up with my readings. i will definitely jog later before 5pm.

Dariah; 9:07 AM