since monday, my dad has a stomachache and little fever.. my dad usually does the laundry (i tried to take over that place, but i was just toooooo tired to wake up early) So yesterday, once i woke up, i feed my cats and did the laundry. after that i had a shower. soon after that, my dad asked me to accompany him to the bank... that was around 10am... hm... my stomach was still empty at this point. at 11am, i picked up my nephews to the cinema to watch Happy Feet. i had my breakfast at KFC whilst to my nephews it was their lunch. the movie ended at 2pm. i dropped them at my house..
at 2.30pm, i picked up my sister, Dahlia at her place. her cat was unwell so we brought him to the clinic.. gosh!! the treatment costs almost $200!! luckily my cats are not the fluffy type. we chilled at Capers... the food we ordered was good, but expensive. i sent my sister back to her place around 5.30pm
as soon as i arrived home, mum was baking cakes... oh dear~ i changed my attire to casual then i immediately helped mum...
the madness stopped at 7.45pm, but i had to clean all the utensils and dishes.. so, everything was cleanned at 8.15.. i took a shower and enjoyed the Project Runway Show.
around 10 my mum and i took the overload rubbish bag out. i did further dishes after that... so by 11.30 i cleanned up and off to bed...
i am not whinning, i am just tired...
Dariah; 3:12 PM
Saturday, November 25, 2006tonight, it is exactly 2 weeks that i am home... i haven't meet my bestfriend, lili... and the 'girls' are not united yet...
as i am here, in my home country: around my family, friends... i felt different... my parents see me as an independent woman.. so as some of my siblings. they see me as a responsible grown up... my boyfriend too
it is not that i am not grateful or anything like that. i am sure people at my age are seeking for that kind of respect and it is hard for parents and family to accept the fact that us kids do grow up... but i just want them to know that, deep deep inside me, i am still a little girl that loves being spoilt... back in Australia, i did (absolutely) everything by myself, with tears and pain along the way.. and i know i have a long way to go... i just need a relax and soothing time for myself... you know, to reward myself
my family don't have a maid and my sisters are not really helping, so i mostly do the housework.. i have to say, doing the same routine everyday does makes me CRAZY!!! i desperately need a maid *cry*
i am moody everyday... eveeeeerydaaaaaaay... every little things tend to bug me... especially when someone tells me to "do it yourself"... oh man, it gets more painfull as i continue.. i better stop now...
Dariah; 9:47 PM
few days ago, i went out with hjh... i had fun!!.. i could tell we were loud in every shop we went in...hahaha... as i always say.. nda papa, bini2!!!
yesterday, i went out with ma mum and bro, dahari. another great day... while we were crusing around Gadung, i listened to the rangkaian pilihan quiz... it was so easy~ I WON A BUFFET AT SHERATON HOTEL.. HAHAHA...nice~
today, i went shopping for swimming outfit.. but sadly, i was alone *sigh*
later today, i went swimming with my boyfriend, ka siti, mirul, azmi, ryan, azmi and ka dah..
ka dah taught me how to float.. hahah.. I CAN FLOAT... swimming is a new sport to me, i haven't got the hang of it. with my boyfriend's encouragement, i gradually gained confidence
Dariah; 9:21 PM
Wednesday, November 22, 2006last week, i mentioned about scholarship.. well, maybe i misinterpret it.. i don't know..*sigh*
in the letter it roughly says "sukacita merujuk permohonan dayang"
if i have the scholarship, why do i still need to attend an interview arranged by them??...
so, the suspence will be over in 2 weeks... insyaAllah i'll have the interview on the 30th November...
Dariah; 11:11 PM
so the plan worked flawlessly.. my boyfriend, his friends and i jogged everyday... we jogged different places each day, on Monday (i didn't join them) at Stadium Hassanal Bolkiah, so as on Tuesday. today, we jogged at Padang Kebajikan.
i felt great!!! i enjoy the company so much...
my self-esteem is still relatively low... i am working on it...
my achievement so far.. i lost 2kg..
Dariah; 10:29 PM
Monday, November 20, 2006at 7.46am, i received a message from my boyfriend.. he asked me to call him... guess what??... heheheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... his friend planned to have an exercise routine.. EVERYDAY starting today... maybe different type of exercise like jog, swim and weight lifting each week of perhaps each day... gosh!! i am so excited!!! his friend said that we should do some exercise everyday.. i couldn't agree more!!.. hehehehehheeeeeeeeeeeee....
so happy his friend brought up this excellent plan!!!
Dariah; 11:07 AM
Saturday, November 18, 2006since i've been an eating machine... attended open houses, visited my grandma's house, went out with my boyfriend and family... food does bring people together, INDEED...
when i see myself in my pictures.. i was denial that i look.. f*t... i experience certain tightness around certain parts of my body... oh dear~ i better do alot (alooooooooooooooooot) of jogging... but i need companion...
Dariah; 9:56 PM
today, i went out beraya with my boyfriend and his friends.. we went to Pudak (ka atoi's house). we had to travel by boat... hahaha.. i remembered last time when i went to kampong ayer with my girls, ehem ehem~ i was the loudest one.. (you know what happen when a city girl is out to a village)
today, i try my best to behave infront of my boyfriend.. fiuh~ i managed to do it...
we hung at ka atoi's house for 2 hours... everyone was veeeeeeeeeeery sleepy at that point..
sitting -azmi, mirul, ka atoi, duan, ryan, ka siti, zam, ka dah,standing - my boyfriend
after that, we crashed ka dah's brother's house... eat again... hahaaa.. gosh~ i've been an eating machine.. oh well.. hahhahaah..
Dariah; 9:20 PM
Friday, November 17, 2006as soon as i arrived home yesterday (was out with my boyfriend) i saw a letter from Ministry of Education on a mirror with my name on it... half way reading the letter... i went motionless and my mind went blank... I GOT THE SCHOLARSHIP!!!!
i went speechless... i told my siblings and my parents.. my mum was very excited.. me?.. that time i didn't know what to say.. the reality didn't kick in yet.. i messaged my boyfriend.. he was so happy for me... everyone was so proud of me.. then.. i got excited (... slow reflex action ey??) hahaha..
my arifin said that this calls for a celebration.. so, today we went out.. guess what i had my first facial treatment!! so nice... he sponsored it... so nice being pampered once in a while... having treatment and all... he took video of me, when the lady put on a mask on my face.. hahaha.. i looked scary~.. hahaha.. ain't gona share it with you guys.. na ahh~
after that, we watched casino royale movie.. it was suprisingly good because i thought was going to be the usual bond movies..
i had a blast... great celebration.. great company...
Dariah; 11:53 PM
Wednesday, November 15, 2006last tuesday, early morning i went to my grandma's house... so happy to meet her!!.. it is always a pleasure to visit her... great company, her maid is so wonderful. her maid always builds my self esteem.. i receive so much respect... so happy... lots of joy under one roof..
lunch time i picked up syam at UBD.. we went to pizza hut.. soon after that, we went hunting for gaining weight supplements for or something similar.. hahha.. not for me though!! for syam.. heheh.. unfortunately i couldn't manage to find any here...
after sending syam off to UBD, i picked up my boyfriend... just hung around.. it is just wonderful being around him... just wonderful... we've been together for 7 years... after sending him back home.. my mind said "i am so in love with that man... he is the man i want to spend my whole life with.. i want to grow old with him... insyaAllah we will be together soon"
to my arifin... when you read this... i just want to let you know... that you are my everything, my heartbeat, the air i breath, the heat to keep me warm... if there is no you.. the heartbeat will gone.. i will be suffocating and my body will be as cold as ice... there is no life when you are not in the picture...
Dariah; 9:32 PM
Monday, November 13, 2006yesterday, 12th Novermber was my 7th anniversary (the day i first met my arifin)...
he picked my up around 9am.. we wore casual outfit that morning..we had breakfast at Happy Dean Restaurant, nearby Stadium... after that, we went to Berakas Beach, but unfortunately, it was full... so we just cruised around..
he sent me home around 11.30am, relaxed and dressed up for the afternoon session.. hehe..
at 1pm he picked me up.. heheheheheeeee.. he bought me roses and ferrero rocher.. aaaaaawwwww.. so lovely... oh yea.. earlier on that morning, he gave me perfume as anniversary gift.. it smells sooooooooooooooo nice... and he likes it too... i bought him an outfit; t-shirt, jeans and a cap.. he looks so aaaaaaaaahhhh...*mesmerized*
we went to catch a movie, Flushed Away.. oh my gosh!! that movie was hilarious.. perfect movie to watch... after that, we went to Mc Donald.. urm.. i miss Big Mc.. heheh.. that was why i wanted to eat there...
heheee.. remember back then, on my boyfriend's birthday, i wasn't there celebrating with him.. and promised to make it up to him.. so, on the same day, i bought him an excercise machine.. he really likes that particular machine.. (it is really rare for him to even think about exercising).. he was really pleased.. heheee..i'll do anything for his health...
we had a good laugh yesterday... so happy to be together again... the loudest couple reunited.. hahaa...i laughed until i had a chest pain...
we had a blast!! we were so happy until we forgot to take pictures on our anniversary.. (eventhough we look damn good!) oh man!! haha
great to be home
-gifts from him-
Dariah; 10:46 PM
two days ago, 11/11/2006, was the day i've been waiting for...fly home to my lovely country, Brunei Darussalam, abode of peace.
9.30am ka intan and ka fad picked me up... my plan to keep some of my stuffs to St Catherine (one of the college) didn't work!!.. turned out the store room was locked and no one brought the key (argh!! they told me it is open on weekdays 8.30am to 4.30pm, and that day it was friday!!)
so, i had to drop my belongings to akmal's apartment.. oh yea, akmal and ka yan tagged along.. so happy that i had them to send me off..
as i arrived at the airport.. it turned out that my luggage was too heavy (43kg for one luggage) *sigh* so i have to divide it into two meaning i have to buy a new medium luggage at the airport... oh hoo.. the hardship didn't stop there.. hand carry luggage couldn't not exceed 7kg.. i was like what?.. my laptop stuff is like already 4kg, my backpack was another 4kg.. and a small bag weights 7kg.. *sigh* i had to put the small bag into the cargo.. guess what!??.. my luggages that went into the cargo exceeded the limit (the limit was 35kg) i had 18kg excess.. oh boy.. i paid AUS$360 for it.. (AUS$20/kg)
after all that, i went to the departure counter.. gosh, the line was so long!!.. i went in 15min before the take off... fiuh~
the flight was ok... once i arrived at Royal Brunei Airport, it was totally different story!! i hugged my mum as soon as i saw her. my lovely brothers, dahari and dasrini, sister, dahlia and my parents picked me up..
we went to Aminah Arif Restaurant, Kiulap Branch. gosh!! my nieces and nephews were there!!.. my niece said "i miss you bungsu".. isn't that precious?..hehehee.. the rest of my siblings were there too... well not all.. but it was ok...
it was such a warm welcome home gathering..
-my parents, nieces, nephews, siblings and inlaws-
-nieces, nephews, siblings and inlaws
Dariah; 8:39 PM
Sunday, November 05, 2006tomorrow is my psychology exam.. i freaked out.. i called mom, i cried... it seemed that my afford is still not enough... i cried further.. then i messaged my boyfriend... i was calmed down abit after that...
insyaAllah i can perform my best tomorrow..
insyaAllah...
Dariah; 11:27 PM
Wednesday, November 01, 2006i have been studying statistics...2/3 of it was ok... the last portion was a bit mind boggling..
i couldn't make sense out of it...i have to think positive about it.. actually it is not hard.. it is just that the last portion is new to me...foreign to my understanding..
mission tomorrow.. see lecturer and make him suffer.. wahahah.. opz.. i mean ask him all the question i have in mind...
Dariah; 10:21 PM
lately i have been attending swimming classes again, jogging (i have my stamina back!!), exercising...
i have been busy studying too... usually while i was in Brunei... i normally jog eventhough i have packed schedule, you know all the exams, commitments, etc... that is why now, i make time to exercise: keep a relax mind.
last yesterday i studied statistics... alhamdulillah.. i am half way revising the syllabus and understand the concept (finally!!) i have done some test papers and timed myself doing it.. i felt pretty good..
every night i try to memorize two psychology essays... so far alhamdulillah... i recorded my voice reading those essays using my MP4 so that i can listen to it over and over again; like listening to music... we always memorize lyrics of songs, so why not applying it to our studies right!!??
exam is next week.. and also, i am going to go back home next Saturday.. oh my gosh!!.. it is NEXT Saturday??... wow!!!... so excited to see all the smiles and laughters from my beautiful family, my girls, lili... and last but not least, love of my life, my arifin.
i am enjoying studying at the moment... maybe because i feel like i am incontrol again... i divided my study week by revising 3days for each subject... i feel less pressure and more focus than before... well, i didn't come up with this method... it is from my caring boyfriend... he knew that i am struggling here... so he gave me all the advise in the world... *sigh* i love you abang..
that all for know.. wish me luck!!
Dariah; 8:08 AM
