J is for...

J is for..., originally uploaded by juLia d buBbles .

This keychain of a letter 'J' was given by someone i miss a lot. That someone is a family member who i never knew,but then came into my life and gave me hope. But then again,went away from me again. :( i wish that i could go back at d time i was 15,and had the chance to really spend my time with that someone and tell him how long i've been waiting for him..

Back to the future!

Back to the future!, originally uploaded by juLia d buBbles at 10 Feb '10, 11.42am MYT PST.

I'm back to live-blogging. Will try to update this blog as often as posible :)

Am currently in the postgrad room pretty much doing nothing.hehe so will b back!

p/s some of previous post has been deleted coz i've deleted the photo from my flickr, so no image is available.

Loves,
Juls

after a loooooooong hiatus. i'm back, insyaAllah.. hehe

Sambungan cerita Kota Singa

07.02.2010

Lets continue with the 2nd day of my Singapore trip story.

Woke up early morning, had breakfast and we were out heading to the Sentosa Island. Since it’s just a short trip, we didn’t plan to spend the whole day there. Just make a quick stop to bring the kids there.

Took the MRT from the Farrer Park station heading to Harbour Front station, where VivoCity is located. Mum suggested that we take the cable car but the cable car was closed for maintenance or something so we took the Sentosa Express. Sentosa Express monorail station is integrated in the Vivocity Mall.

In the Sentosa Express, heading to Sentosa Island

We stopped at the Beach Station. Headed to a shop to buy some souvenirs, then went to the beach for photo session. Pity the children they were literally dying to swim. haha. sorry yer.. lain kali je ;p

Then there were these Skyride and Luge that look totally awesome and think we should try. I didn’t want to take the Luge at first. Since nephew, Hilman wasn’t feeling well, i thought of taking him to take the Skyride on return trip. But when cousin Effa was buying the tix for Skyride+Luge for herself and nephew, Amir, the kakak at the counter told her that the price for 2 person (Skyride+Luge) was SG$22 but it cost SG$ 28 for 4 person! Dang! so there were me & mom decided that we’re gonna try the Luge as well. heeee!

This ride was awesoommmmeeee!!! Boley drift wooooo! haha

After then, we took the Sentosa Express back, and took off at the Imbiah Sation for see another huge Merlion.

The huge merlion is actually one of the tourist attraction at Sentosa Island. It’s the Imbiah Lookout where you can see the whole Sentosa, and Singapore southern shores from up above. See the open mouth of the merlion? Yes. you can actually be up there.

The trip crew

After more and more camwhoring session at Sentosa Island, we were back at the VivoCity and everyone was already starving for lunch. Had at lunch at the food court. Hey,wait! see the fake beach on top of the mall!! It’s on the 3rd level of VivoCity. But swimming is not allowed. Untuk lepak2 sahaja, ok.

Level 3, Vivocity

Next? Bugis street. Bugis Street is similar to our Petaling Street in KL. You can find a lot of stuffs here. But it was very crowded that we only spend a little time here.

Bugis Street

Across the street of the Bugis street is the Bugis Juction. Old old buildings, renovated, air-conditioned. Nice place I can say.

I ♥ U

After then, we went to Bedok to see some family member. But we only had the chance to go to one house, Uncle Othman’s. ok2. next time (er..ada ke next time? ;p ) we should see more family members there, ok!

From Bedok, nephew Amir requested that we take the double decker. He wanted to take a ride on the double decker since he saw one on our arrival in Singapore. So we decided to take the double decker to go back. But since there were no straigt double decker bus to our hotel, we went to Orchard Rd to change bus/MRT. (alasan jer switch bus tu sebenarnya… well.. it’s Orchard Rd bebehh! haha)

So, Orchard Road again!! Had dinner at Wisma Atria before going back to Little India by MRT.

Ok. Enough. Penat. Back to the hotel. Tidur. Esok balik.

So the next morning, woke up, breakfast and spent the last few hours in Singapore at the City Square Mall. Why la mesti ada Charles & Keith boutique in the City Square Mall, that just across the hotel…? –_-“ Dah. Jom balik.

I wish that the old buildings at Lebuh Ampang & Masjid Jamek area will be nicely renovated and painted like thisKTM Tanjong Pagar Station

So this is the end of the trip. I seriously wish to come again. There’s just a lot more places to be visited in Singapore.

*ehem*ehem*

Ma..thank you for the trip! ada rezeki boleh belanje g Singapore lagi. ;p

Jalan jalan bersama keluarga ke Kota Singa

04.02.2010

Last weekend I went to Singapore for a holiday with my family – mum, auntie, cousins and nephews. A short, simple holiday but is enough to help me take my mind off of things.

Went there by KTM train, departure from KL Sentral station on the 29th January, 2230 hrs and arrived at Tanjong Pagar station the next morning at 0800hrs, after a short stop at Woodlands train check point around 0700 hrs.

Had breakfast at Tanjong Pagar station. Then walked to the nearest MRT which is Tanjong Pagar, to go to our hotel in Little India.

[Tips] We bought the EZLink card (similar to our TnG card) and would likely to suggest you to buy the card if u’re going there for a hols. Your trip there would be much easier, no need to queue for tickets. EZlink can be used for MRT, buses etc. It’s sold at SG$ 15, with SG$ 10 amount in it. It means that you pay SG$ 5 for the card. BUT. each trip by MRT or bus, u’ll get discount. so it’ll cover your SG$5 back. Plus, it lasts for 5 years when it’s not used. And the balance amount in the card is refundable. But the card itself isn’t. So you can refund the balance at the end of your trip, and keep the card for next trip :p

The hotel was located in Little India but the nearest station was the Farrer Park. Since it was still early for check-in, we went to the City Square Mall, which was linked to the Farrer Park MRT station. The mall is a newly opened mall with ‘go green’ theme and just across our hotel.

Our first destination on the trip was to Orchard Road. OMG!! This place is a serious shopping heaven. Kalau rasa2 nak habiskan duit sekelip mata, sila lah ke sini. There are too many shopping complexes here e.g Lucky Plaza, Wisma Atria, ION Mall. 

Yes, Chinese New Year is nearing and sale are everywhere! Yeah. Whatever. As long as I’m happy :P

After the ‘cuci mata’ session at the Orchard Road, we went to the Merlion Park to see the must-see and must-snap-photo-with Merlion. Taking the MRT to the next destination sangat mencabar jugak. There are boutiques and shop lots everywhere through the link at the underpass. *sigh*

Esplanade, the theater by the bay.

THE must-see and must-snap Merlion!Singapore flyer & the Floating Stadium at the Marina Bay

The floating stadium is located on the water. yes it is floating. but as far as i can see, and through the pictures on the internet, i can’t see any high fences surrounding the museum. So what happened if the balls were kicked so high and went outside the field? O_o

The smaller size MerlionCan you imagine if the bridge at Masjid Jamek or any other bridges in KL/Malaysia are as as clean as this? Wouldn’t it be nice?

It was late evening so we decided to go back to the hotel, and just spend the night in the hotel area - the Little India area, City Square Mall, Seragoon Plaza etc. We walked to the Victoria Memorial to wait for the bus.

Anderson Bridge

The Stamford Raffles statue, at the Victoria Memorial

But the decision to take the bus was a big mistake. We forgot that the hotel was in Little India, and it was the night of the Thaipusam. We were stuck on the traffic jam as some road were closed for the well-carrying marching for the Thaipusam. –_-“  we should’ve take the MRT instead..

So we had some rest, we went out to have dinner at the City Square Mall and to Seragoon Plaza.

 [Tips] Print out the Singapore MRT map (click here for map) and bring it everywhere. Helpful. Very very helpful.

..to be continued…

The best schools in Malaysia?

26.01.2010

Source: The Star Online ; Published: Monday January 25, 2010 MYT 7:27:00 PM

PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday announced that 20 schools -- 14 secondary and six primary -- had been accorded the status of high performance schools (SBTs).
Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, said of the 14 secondary schools, 10 were fully residential schools and the rest were day schools.

“These schools were chosen from among schools that showed outstanding performance in the field of academia, co-curricular activities and niche areas.

“The schools will be guided and monitored closely to ensure they continue to attain even higher levels of performance,” he told reporters at his office here Monday.

The 10 fully residential schools are Sekolah Tun Fatimah (Johor Bahru), Sekolah Dato’ Abdul Razak (Seremban), Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Sekolah Seri Puteri (Cyberjaya), SM Sultan Abdul Halim (Jitra), Kolej Tunku Kurshiah (Seremban), Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (Klang), Sekolah Menengah Sains (SMS) Tuanku Syed Putra (Perlis), Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah (Putrajaya) and SMS Muzaffar Syah (Malacca).

The four day schools are SMK (P) Sri Aman (Petaling Jaya), SMK Aminuddin Baki (Kuala Lumpur), SMK Sultanah Asma (Alor Setar) and SMK (P) St George (Penang).

The six primary schools are SK Seri Bintang Utara (KL), SK Taman Tun Dr Ismail 1 (KL), SK Bukit Damansara (KL), SK Zainab (2) (Kota Baru), SK Convent Kota (Taiping), SK Bandar Baru Uda 2 (Johor Bahru).

Muhyiddin stressed that SBTs were not elite schools which benefited only a limited number of students.

Instead, he said each school in the country had the same opportunity and a level playing field to be recognised as an SBT.

..Continue reading here.

Congratulations to all the school that had been accorded the status of high performance schools.

We are proud to be SABIAN!!!

And we are proud of you, SAB! Weeee!!!

 

 

Sekolah Aminuddin Baki

Sekolah kami yang tercinta

Berkhidmat dan berjasa

Pelajaran panduan hidup lambangnya

Marilah kawan mari bersama

Belajar dan berusaha

Tegakkanlah nama perwira

yang berbakti dan berjasa

Janganlah jemu wahai kawanku

Tanamkanlah tekad taat dan giat

Sama-sama pohonkan restu

Moga-moga berjaya selalu

Bergerak terus maju bersama

Dengan penuh cekal cita-cita

Berbudi tinggi amal susila

Berjaya membina nusa bangsa

:)

P-Grad Super Series 2010, Piala Prof Hanafi Ismail

25.01.10

Last Saturday, 23rd January 2010, there was a badminton tournament, P-Grad Super Series 2010 Piala Prof. Hanafi Ismail organized by School of Material & Mineral Resources Engineering Post Graduate Student Club (PGSC), USM.

The tournament started at 8am with registration of the participants from mostly all the schools in USM Engineering Campus – Civil, Chemical, EE & Mechanic - and from different races, as well as international students from Iran, Thailand and Vietnam.

   Hamid & Faizal

Nik Noriman & Kaharkak Intan

One of the emergency incidentMen Double – Winner Group picture of participant with Prof. Hanafi Ismail & Dean of SMMRE, Prof. Ahmad Fauzi

The (not so) winner & the (real) winner :P