CONSISTENCY!!

Salam and hello everybody..

See the headline? Yes exactly..being consistent in writing my blog is a big problem for me! ahahaha I did mentioned over and over again how I'm gonna update the blog frequently but here I am returning back again after what? 2-3 months? ahaha sorry about that guys.

So, what's up lately? Spring is coming!! Yeay!! I can't wait. Enough of the cold already. Its too much..I want to wear just a layer of clothing, to be able to wear flipflop and sandals again. So yea..I'm welcoming spring with arms wide open. 

As for my studies, things have gone much more smoothly this semester, things has settled down so more focused on work and stuff although procrastinating is still a problem. =(  Grades and feedback from last semester's assignments was not bad after all, except for my socio- linguistics module, I pass with borderline mark! huhu definitely not my area, I struggle to complete that particular assignment but yeah the other two modules was great so it kind of supplement the not-so-good grade. This semester was all about lecture, no visits whatsoever but I took one module on online learning. Interesting module, so many new things learned and I hope I can implemented it once I'm back.

So, life in Brum?? It is exciting as ever...although lately I stayed home most of the time due to health reasons (fever n all). However, being away from home sometime makes it hard especially when you get sick and all. But I'm lucky to have such caring and loving friends with me. They took care of me well during my sickness. From preparing meals, bringing me water and juice, checking on me frequently and accompanying me to the hospital...I can't thank you much! You guys are awesome! Thank you Mumui, Dyane, Hanna and Tan. I'm so blessed to have you guys! Alhamdullilah..

One exciting experience is definitely when the snow decides to make its grand landing here in Birmingham. The city of Bham and Selly Oak turns white within minutes! It was such a beautiful scenery..MasyaAllah.. to be able to witness another of His great creation, I'm blessed! I was out that day with Tan and Hanna. We went to Coventry Road hunting for headscarves and Abaya for the Maulidur Rasul event. The snow falls heavily that day and we were so excited obviously. We went home when its dark and we got stuck in the bus due to the traffic. The traffic was really bad that day, our bus was literaly not moving! Back home, we went outside togeher with Dy and Mui  to the pathways just few walks from home to play with the snow. Sakai alert!! Snow ball fighting, building snowman, and just having great laugh with them out in the snow..such a priceless and memorable experience.

Oh, just recently I have the opportunity to meet fellow Bruneians in two separate events; The Maulidur Rasul Celebration and The 28th Brunei National Day BBSS Paintball Tournament. It was awesome to meet the officers from BSU and also Bruneian students here in the UK. We cooked fried vermicelli for the Maulidur Rasul event, its one of the local delicacies. This reminds me so much of my mum. She made the best fried noodles!! hehe So here are some of the pictures took during both events. More on my facebook's album Eyan Ismail feel free to add me up!

BBSS MAULIDUR RASUL CELEBRATION WITH BSU

Sarah, BBSS president giving her welcoming speech

 Cg. Hjh Azizan, Pen. Pengarah Pengajian, BSU 

delivering her speech

 Ustaz Hj. Sammali, delivering a talk on 

Rasulullah sebagai Idola

The lovely Cg. Kamaliah

BBSS PAINTBALL TOURNAMENT IN CONJUCTION WITH BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 28th NATIONAL DAY.

The event was proudly sponsored by BSP, BLNG and DST

Last but not least a shout out to my precious lil niece, Farisha Farhana on her birthday which falls on every national day..23rd February.

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY MY DEAREST ESHA.

Angah loves and misses you so much!! 

Love and Miss Abg and Izaac as well.. =(

That's it from me now. Until I meet you in the next post which should be soon I hope. Hehehe..

Take care everyone!

Lesson learnt!

Salam..Hello all..

S.U.N.D.A.Y, this weekend marks the start of the Christmas holiday. This means no lectures!! Yeay! =p But yea..piles of work waiting to be done..due will be on 5th Jan..huhu 

Past few week was awesome, Dyane's parents are here to stay with us for a month. Siookk~ her mum cooks for us..makanan kampong yaww~ hee laps jua rindu..I wish my parents are here as well as my siblings n nephews+niece..it will be awesome..but that's life..nda semua awesome..this is my choice..I'm gonna live it! (as I always told myself..)

Yea...I write to share an unfortunate incident yesterday. We were at the city to meet a friend and then going around Bham for shopping and all. Unfortunately, one of my friend's iPhone was stolen!! Kesian kan? She realised when she was at the till to make some payments n the front compartment of her bag was unzipped n her phone was missing..huhu So sad~~ Nevertheless, it is a lesson learnt for us to be extra careful...I know..I know.."bukannya mcm dBrunei ne" tpi banar lakas bnr tgn drng ane..n even one worker give us advice "Be careful love, in Birmingham, there's thieves!" adehh banar ehh...akan ku ingat kata2 itu...

On the other hand, we did lodge a police report, and the police here was really..really..i mean SUPER DUPER helpful and kind and understanding...Banarrr~~ they've tried everything to help us find the phone although nda jumpa, tpi their concern atu tah yang mahal..no words can explain..they're just amazing!! Bak kata c mumui..mun dpt d palok..d palok bah..ahaha what makes things complicated lagi..another friend of mine menyambung membuat episode satu crita lagi which makes makin kn dpalok2 laa drng ane..ahaha I really want to share the next incident, but my friend will kill me for sure..ahaha kan TAN?? wawa =pp

Until next post..embrace your life and be careful..there's thieves! =S (kalau pencuri hati bsai jua ckit..)

Love,

Eyan Ismail

And the journey continues..

Salam everyone..

First of all just want to wish every muslim a blessed Maal Hijrah 1433. May this year be better than the last and may it brings us with happiness, peace, prosperity and good health. May the blessing of Allah SWT be upon us always. Amin ya rabb.

*Sigh* Again I've been abandoning this blog for quite some time now altho' I've promised myself to update this blog as often as possible so I can create sort of a 'life album' of myself...let's just say its been hectic this past few months. CHANGES..I mean great changes had taken place, most of them were good..really good. I'm talking about 'dreams come true' kind of good..heee. But I have to admit all of these 'good things' came with lots and lots of challenges which makes it even better I think. Well, I really believe challenges makes you appreciate things better and make you even more grateful (personal opinion based on real life experience) =D

So whats with the changes? Let's summarise...*winks*

Its a dream come true 1: GRADUATION 

I believe I have mentioned from my previous post where I graduated with fairly good results..(2:1 baby!!) I gotta say I'm proud with myself..I'm so grateful that my 5 years journey in UBD was worthwhile and thanks to all those people who have contributed to my success.. =)) Hence, this is my first change..from an undergraduate to a graduate...all in 5 years time. So yea..a dream came true....one of the happiest day in my life..

an undergraduate ---> DIPLOMA ---> articulated --->BA PRIMARY EDUCATION ---> a graduate!!

Finally..after 5 years..

Its a dream come true 2: SCHOLARSHIP

So, what's next? Well, its been quite some time, even before the graduating, I have planned to pursue for a Master degree before settling for a career. At first, I was just planning to pursue locally, but was being encouraged to apply for a scholarship as well. And so, I applied~ the wait for the scholarship to be granted was...how should I say? hmm...phewww~~ bepalohh bahh...=p However, alhamdullilah, I managed to get the scholarship altho' there's still few glitches here and there but its all worthwhile..

Its a dream come true 3: BRUM!

BRUM = Birmingham...is where I am now..yes! One big change I should say, this is where I'm going to be for a year. Being in a completely different place far from home is totally a new experience and definitely not easy..there's quite few times when I feel like..."KAN BALIKKKK KUU!!" (it's not even 2 months yet..huhu) but I know I gotta b strong..this is my dream and I'm gonna live it.. 

Home Address

From RPN Bukit Beruang, Tutong ---> Langleys Road, Birmingham

Our Langleys home..

Place of study

University Brunei Darussalam ---> University of Birmingham

Officially an UoBian..

Programme of study

Diploma Primary Education ---> BA Primary Education ---> MEd Professional Studies

Mode of transportation

By car ---> By bus/ by train/ by cab..and of course by my very own precious feet! (jalan kaki!!!)

Others

My family here....

Live with biological family ---> Live with GK family

Double bed ---> Single bed

Huge study table ---> Tiny but acceptable study table

Sunshine..Hot sunny days ---> Windy, cold days (ada plang sunshine..sometimes)

DST Prima ---> O2

Baju nipis2 ---> Baju lapis2 =p

Mall/Yayasan ---> Bullring/Star city/Victoria street/Parades etc etc heeee

BND ($) ---> GBP (£)

Dr., sir, Cg., Miss (reference to lecturers) ---> By first name...e.g. Chris, Penny, Michelle etc...

Kadai $1.80 / Happy star ---> Poundland / 99p

To maid: "Auntyy~~ tlg...." ---> Self-service...haha

Ayah, Mama, Ejan, Among, Abang, Izaac, Esha + families + Cili Dood + Bestie..The Babes + friends ---> MSN/Skype/Instagram/ Facebook/Twitter/Whatsapp/Phone call/SMS huhu

And the list goes on and on...

As you can see...that's my life now, I'm thankful for everything but at the same time, I'm missing my old life and the people back home but as the old sayings says success do come with sacrifices...I just hope that my journey here will be worthwhile and I hope I can finish my study well..Amin..

To all that have been there for me, thank you for being a part of my life..

Until my next post, stay safe and take care everyone... 

Syukran =D

Alhamdullilah, the long awaited classification results was out yesterday, and yes..I'm so happy with the outcomes..a dream come true indeed, I managed to get Second Class Upper (2:1)..Yeay me! Infact, I'm so proud of our BA Primary Education Class  2011..we managed to wrapped it up with flying colours..we are GRADUATES!! Congrats kamuuu!! And ohh fortunately when I was informed about the result, I was with The GKs but only hana n mumui was awake at that time (Tan n dyane was still sleeping), so glad to share the final results with 'em a great way to wrap it up...here's a pic that make us burst into tears of joy on a tuesday's morning..(Courtesy of Atikah H. Mohammad)

Syukur Ya Allah after 5 years of struggle and hard work, able to wrap it up perfectly was a dream come true..I have to admit that it was not an easy, smooth ride but all the bumpy roads along the journey were indeed blessings in disguise..Through all that, I've learned a lot; to work a little harder, to fight a little stronger, to aim a little higher and to believe in yourself just a lil' bit more..sky is the limit.. =))

For what I achieved today I thank ALLAH for His blessings, a big thanks to my FAMILY, GKs, THE BABES, -=18+7=-, DIP IN PRI ED 06 INTAKE, LECTURERS, TUTORS, SRPKNBBians tcrs&studnts, UBD FEMALE RES. STAFFS & HOSTELITES, FRIENDS and everyone involved making my dream come true..Thank you for giving me such a beautiful journey....Hoping for more successful journeys to come for all of us..Amin ya rabb..♥♥♥

The Story of My Life

**Random**

We have our ups and downs in life, we laugh, we cry, its just a part and parcel of what we called LIFE. I've been through lots of ups and downs in my life and I personally think that every experience or moment has their own share of creating the story of our life. Its so beautiful of how this priceless moments create plots to the story. The happy moments will have plots portraying laughter and excitement while the sad moments will portray tears and resentment.

But, what I loved most is that in this plots there are a variety of scenes: there are adorable scene of a family sitting together on the dinner table and talk to each other for hours sharing feelings, knowledge and laughter; the hilarious scene of friends laughing so hard that they can barely even breathe, the exciting scene of family and friends celebrating successful achievements, the adorable scene watching beautiful children grows so fast that you actually wish them to slow down, the motivating scene where family and friends picking you up when you fall on the ground and telling you "Its gonna be alright, we're here for you"; the challenging scene of struggle, rejection, hard work and conflicts, the sad scene of letting dearly beloved gone forever, betrayal of love and trust as well as failures. All of these scene has makes pages and pages of exciting story....THE STORY OF MY LIFE which I keep of flipping over and over. It is from this story I gained strength, courage, passion, love and peace. And I thank Allah for such a beautiful story and so I hope will continue to be that way with Allah's blessing. Amin ya Rabb.

♥ EMDH ♥ always and forever ♥

This post is specially dedicated to three wonderful people in my life.

Dear Mumui (Ns), Dyane (Dy) and Hanna (Su),

Thanks for having me to be a part of your life and thank you for all the good times, the laughter we shared, the joy and happiness.. Thank you for never leaving me alone in my bad and ugly times..Thank you for being a great listener..Thank you for the shoulders and hugs in times of sorrow..Thank you for all the words and support in times of need..Thank you for accepting me the way I am..Thank you for believing in me no matter what..Thank you for your understanding, patience and warmth..It is truly a blessing to have met you gurls..I can never imagine my life without you..And I promise myself to be the best friend as you are to me..Love ya!! *hugs*

"In good times, in bad times I'll be on your side forever more, that's what friends are for."

My Latest Addiction

Hey People..

Ohh my!! I've been MIA..I know..well can't help it. I'm a busy woman hahaha yeaahh rite! Anyways, I just want to share my latest addiction..noo..its not food..nor TV series..its Idol!! hahah yea u heard me right..I'm into American Idol S9...particularly Lee DeWyze..ohh hawtness!!! hahaha

He's been doing some cover songs and it's all awesome..check him out at Americal Idol Season 9..

*winks winks*