Thursday, 26th June 2008

Arent we soulmates??
Despite studying in diff unis, our results were out yesterday.. Both at 10am.. I checked mine online and Khalis ran macam tak ckop napas pegi his dept.

We berdua got 2:1.

Me: I must say I'm a lil bit sad jgak lah since I got first class for both first and second year.. but nevermind lah.. 2:1 is good enough..serves me right for being malas, study last minit, watching too much tv series, never went to tutorials in spring sem, and stopped going to lectures after Easter break..When I think about it, its a Miracle I got a 2:1.. If effort alone considered, I'd only qualify for pass degree kot.

Khalis: Khalis is extremely Happy. Well, Econs IS tough. Tapi ade sedeh jgak lah.. He's one mark short from getting first class.

So yeah, we ARE graduating..I'll be working with Sime Darby and Khalis ngan Petronas.

Norway & Sweden: Summer 2008

Day 1 (17 June 2008)

We took Ryanair flight to Sanderfjord from Birmingham. It was the first flight by Ryanair to Sanderfjord from Birmingham. Our flight departed from Terminal 2 and it was horrible. The queue was so long and so many flights got delayed. Flights were supposed to depart from Birmingham every 20 minutes but there were only 3 kaunter scan brg je... And they didnt even bother checking our passports since it will make people queueing even longer. We arrived at Sanderfjord at 2220 (as opposed to 2155) and met Rob outside the terminal building at 2240. Poor guy.. he must had waited 45 minutes for us. The hotel was 10 minutes from the airport by car.

The hotel room was ok.. I got the room in the attic.Its cozy and the duvet was super thick. And the bathroom was huge! We had nasi goreng and ayam goreng for dinner which we brought with us in our hand luggage. I dont know if normally lepas ke tak bawak food banyak2, but it was very chaotic in Terminal 2 and inspections were not done properly. I noticed that it wasnt very dark in Sanderfjord at night. Even in the middle of the night, kat luar mcm just hari mendung yg time hujan tuh.. I could clearly see things outside. Well, Norway is known as 'the land of midnight sun' pun kan..

Day 2 - Stromstad, Sweden

We cruised to Stromstad. The ship was huge, 200 metres long and could ferry to and from Sanderfjord 1700 passengers. Deck 5 and below were for vehicles. Deck 6 and 7 plak ade restaurants and duty free shops. Rob told us that food on board is cheaper than kat Sanderfjord. But its still expensive, e.g GBP 2.7 for fries only.

We arrived in Stromstad at 1230. The city was identical to Sanderfjord. We just jalan2 and took random pictures. Hmm.. I dont really remember what we did in Stromstad.

Food we ate: Lunch: Sharkfin Soup, Prawn with chinese sauce, Shrimp Omelette and Fried Pineapple with ice cream
Dinner: Sushi (Salmon and Crabstick)

Day 3: Sanderfjord, Norway

We checked out at 1000 and its our Sanderfjord jalan2 day. It was raining the whole day, tapi tak lebat lah.. The highlight of the day ialah Whaling Museum.. The fee to get in was 50NOK (approx GBP 5.10). The museum wasnt very big but it was ok.. One fact I remember ialah whaling made 70% out of total income tax in Norway at its peak. Nowadays whaling is illegal kan..except Eskimos yg ade quota whales per year that they can kill. And then we jalan2 to random places.

We arrived in Birmingham at 2330 (as opposed to 2320). They had this discrimination where people outside EU had to wait for people from EU to finish imegresen nyer inspection dulu and then baru diorg attended to us. Anyway, we managed to catch the last train from Birmingham International.. Seb baik..kalo tak..kne tido airport..huhuh..

Food We Ate: Lunch: McD Fillet O Fish and Vegetal Burger.

Paris Trip summer 2008

Day 1:

We took Eurostar from St Pancras at 1625 and arrived at Gare du Nord at 1947. The journey was pleasant, afterall this was the first time we saw each other after the exams. Our hotel was in Anvers, 100 metres from Sacre-Cour. We had trouble finding the hotel since I didn't print the map. The hotel was OK, better than I expected. Since it was already late, we just went out jalan2 around the neighbourhood finding a place to eat. So many kebab shops around.
Food we ate: Dinner - We shared a steak meal with fries. When they said steak, they actually meant burger meat. Lol. ingatkan steak betul.

Day 2:

Disneyland day!!
We gerak from hotel at 830 and arrived at the entrance 20 minutes before the park's open. Rides we took:
Adventureland
1-Indiana Jones and The Temple of Peril - I closed my eyes 90% of the time
2-Pirates of the Carribean
3-Le Passage Enchante d'Aladdin
Fantasyland
1-Peter Pan's Flight
2-Its a Small World
3-Mad Hatter's Tea Cups
4-Sleeping Beauty Castle
DiscoveryLand
1-Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast - I scored higher than Khalis!yay!
2-Honey, I shrunk the audience
3-Space Mountain: Mission 2 - I closed my eyes 80% of the time
4-Les Mysteres du Nautilus
5-Autopia - Khalis let me drive!yay!
6-Star Tours
Frontierland
1-Big Thunder Mountain
Studios Park
1-The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
2-Armageddon Special Effects
3-Crush's Coaster

Food We Ate: Lunch- Me: 4-cheese pizza, Khalis: Salad and endless bottles of Coke.
Dinner- Me: Chicken Chika+Fries, Khalis: Kofte+Kebab Meat+Fries

Day 3

Pusing-Pusing Paris Day

Surprisingly, we didnt go to many places. Both of us sakit kaki.
Keluar around 10 am and we got back at 7pm.
Places we went:
1-Royal Palais
2-Louvre Museum
3-Luxembourg Garden
4-Pantheon
5-Notre Dame
6-Eiffel Tower
7-Charles de Gaulle - Arc de Triomphe
8-Champs Elysees

Food We Ate: Lunch - Fried Noodles with Shrimp
Dinner - Me: Prawn Dumplings+Fried Noodles+Fish Chilli+ Fruits, Khalis: Spring Rolls+Fried Prawn Dumpling+Fried Bihun+Chilli Fish. And sushi (6 BIG nigiris and 8 makis) for takeaway.
Dinner Lagi- Khalis: Fried Chicken+Beef Burger

Day 4

Balik.

Before balik, we went to Sacre-Cour and cari souvenirs sket.

Food We Ate: Breakfast - Crepes
Lunch- Japanese Restaurant Me: Salad+soup+3 makis and 6 nigiris, Khalis: Salad+Soup+18 makis