one of the brightest day of my life, 26th. walking to the registration, seeing the familiar faces once more after a month long a way was the best feelin. A-fei gege was sitting at the entrance eating KFC. I stood infront of him and give him a surprise.
"u're back! have u registered?" "just arrived today..look delicious.." "hahaha! go upstair and register. find liu laoshi."
while i was registering at the counter, my indonesian fren approached me with a red nose.
"are u sick?flu?fever?" "i gt a flu. i just arrived today." then we continue to talk untill my teacher suddenly appear infornt of me and said.
"look at you! you're getting thinner and darker! and you've changed your hair style!" then she laughed....
all i could say to her was "sorry teacher, i cant participate in this semester volunteer. really sorry. i just arrived this morning."
"thats ok, u can join nxt semester."
thats my teacher who incharged of int' student life. when i was on my way out, i was stopped by my japanese fren who just arrived. japanese are very soft-spoken and ada tata tertib nya.
"you're back! it has been a long time. how r u?"he asked "im great!! what a about u?just arrived beijing?" "im great too. no no, i didnt go back home for the holiday. i wanted to experience CNY here." "so how was the celebration here?" "fun. its just to noisy with all the fireworks." "hahahaha its the same as last year..." "owh really?its too noisy, very hard to sleep....lets have dinner nextweek." "sure, just call me~ bb."
back to the uni, i saw my dage at the lobby with the others. then we talked talked talked.
its just great to meet someone u havent seen for a long time. to see their reaction made me feel warm in the cold weather. a great start.
Yesterday was the opportunity that i couldnt let go. Celebrating National day with Bruneians in Laos. without any invitation card, i arrived at novotel with the Ambassador and his family. Guo accompanied me to this once a year event. The event started at 6.30pm and ended at around 9pm. The food was great! there were a lot of people, about 200 guests. A new experience indeed.
for this chance i sacrificed National celebration in Beijing. rasa kn menyampati wa tp inda dpt sal mlm ani event nya.
i just came back from SiemReap, Cambodia, yesterday. all i can say is that Angkor Wat is HUGE! i also visited Angkor Thomb. The weather was so HOT and the things there are very expensive since they use US$. Luckily kami urg2 muda ani kana byrkn =p
in the morning asda acara d rumah sni. then tghhri sampai ptg k Garden durg lepak2 sma family balah mamanya. den mlm ada mkn2 d rumah dorg. so non-stop lah acara ani.
kul 11pm ada urg karaoke. yatah tgh2 kwn ku kroke dlm bilim tamu ani, yg lain tetidor sal kelalahan. den skali ku bangun inda tia g ada urg kroke ah, smua tidor. ada yg d lantai..ada yg d krusi.
cerita arini. kmi k rumah restaurant bulgogee ada persembahan naga ku dgr and mkn. mayb aku tdor sna sal kana suruh.
1st February night, I went to a dinner party wearing a very formal cloth. Initially I planned to go to the coffee shop to update this blog. Suddenly we changed planned due to this ceremony. At first I didn’t know what kind of event this is so I asked my friend yg stau gaban, he said this is for his sister who plays golf. Since I know he is just guessing, I asked his father. His father said that this celebration is due to the success of the recent SEA GAMES. He also said that Laos climbed the rank from the last position to the 7th. Wow~ that is a big improvement. I wonder where is my country at…???
In the party, there were dancing and singing. At first I really don’t want to dance but this lady suddenly stood in front of me asking me to dance with her. For the sake of my country’s name I volunteered myself. From that moment on, I was unstoppable! Hah! There were dancing in pair and in group. It was fun to have that opportunity to understand their culture more.
Today I visited two important temples in the morning and suddenly not in the mood in the afternoon. oh I played golf outside the house since they have a mini golf area. I flunk at it.
Ada hot incident! When I was mengayunkan diri di krusi ayun2 atu, suddenly adinya ckp anjingnya lps, den aku liat rupanya yg damit sja so I don’t mind. Sampat lg ku memuji sal ia kiut. Then time durg sbuk2 main golf, durg ani sabut2 nama ‘lulu!’ balik2. Rupanya anjing durg yg basar belusir menuju arah ku! Imagine sja apa reaction ku. Mun hal anjing2 ani yatah masanya aku laju blusir. Siapa yg ada experience yg memalukan atu phm2 aja ok?
Ampir! In less than one hour, we arrived in Thailand. Not Bangkok but other part of it which is connection with Laos with a bridge called Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge. Just like Belait and Miri. I didn’t know how much should I withdraw. I just took 5000but. I bought a pair of shoes, a pair of sandals, 2 shirts, 2 3 quarter jeans and some ahem2. Most of the money went to ahem2.
Shopping with them made me felt tired. They bought anything that they like. This is my first time shopping since I started my vacation. I’ve more time to shop so I need to control myself. On the 5th and 7th I’m going to the north of Laos. Can’t wait to see the 1st unfinished Angkor Watt.
Today I met 3 children, a girl and his two big bro. They are so clever; I can say they are genius. Her brothers can play keyboard and drum. She is cute, she is 2 years old, she walked, she talked, she’s big and she’s interested in what her brother’s play. What amazed me is that she is still 2 years old! She looked cuter when she sitting on the drum and play. She looked the cutest when she hugged me before she went home. 3 of them aren’t naughty. I could say that their mother really know to educate her children.
We started our journey in the morning after break1st. The 1st place is Buddha Park. There is a lot of Buddha statue in the compound. Each statue represents a story or something. Have you heard of pisang salai?it taste good but not as good as cucur pisang tho. After burning my skin in the sun, we went to eat Seafood.
The restaurant is beside the river and we ate on a boat. On the boat there is a toilet and TV. You even can karaoke on it! Sadly it’s obvious that this business pollute the river. However, it is a good business. Seriously nyaman mkn ku. This is my first time mkn udang hidup2 and penyangat goreng. The cost of per head is USA$20.
Then we went to visit the new resort, River view resort. The resort is not as big as the name. We also visited their land beside the river and the SEA GAME Stadium. In Laos, they have everything but most of the thing is shared. For example the Sea Game Golf course, it is shared with Korea. The SEA GAME Stadium is with China.
I’ve learned many Laos’s cultures and believe today, even about Buddha. Tomorrow I’m going to accompany my friend to see one of their cultures. Then we are off to Thailand. They also learned something about Islam especially on the Dog and Pig part. I was kind of annoyed when they asked why I’m afraid of dog -__-‘.
Everyday ada2 aja plan. Before I said that I won’t go to Cambodia, but now the possibility that I’m going is quiet high since his mother keep on telling us about this. I might go to Vietnam too. Everything depends on my decision. I hope I don’t go too far.
Guo told me he saw something on ma bed last night. There is a big possibility that there was something because it had been months that his room is empty. But I don’t believe him because 1)the light was off 2) the room was dark 3)he only look once 4)he didn’t put his glasses on 5) on this single bed was ME. It’s obvious he’s lying or not sure or thought it was a ghost. I told him that if he saw ‘it’ next time, I asked him to put on his glasses and look more than once. I may sound crazy but that’s what I do if I saw something unusual.
I’m going to meet the ambassador’s spouse next time since his mother told me that the ambassador’s spouse is so excited to meet me. Gue juga excited dech. Hehehe. If ada kesempatan jumpa sluruh org Brunei d sni.
Since yesterday, I’ve eaten so many interesting stuff for e.g. talur samut merah, this fruit (I don’t know that name), 100kg fish and Vietnamese food. The rule of on the dining table is EAT A LOT! Before, Guo was the one eat most of the food, but now I’m the one who eat the most. It was crazy!!!! Mcm kana kauti sja. Ani paksa kuruskan bdn next sems! I feel heavy already. Hehehehe.
After dinner, we had a karaoke session. I wasn’t holding the mic until his father got into the room. Since that moment, his father taught me how to feel a song {-_-} . I couldn’t put the mic down or stop singing because his father keeps on asking me to sing, try, stand up and move. Lagu yg kana pasang ani lg era lagu “yesterday” and MLTR. Huh.
During this full moon day I visited two places: Pitusay and Har long.
This is my first time sitting in the smallest airplane so far. So small and honestly I was scared. Moreover, I sit next to the fan of the engine. The two hour flight was ok, I got to see the scenery since the plane wasn’t flying that high. Oh yeah I saw the biggest lake in Kunming and the Mekong river. Awesome! Haha! I arrived in Laos at 12.25pm and the weather is very comfortable. Hot just like in Brunei.
His mother and sister fetch us at the airport. His father welcomed us when we arrived at the house. I didn’t expect to meet his father so when he got out of the house I was ‘inda tantu arah’. We had lunch together. Luckily his parents can speak English but I didn’t talk a lot. In the afternoon we just had a good rest until the power turned off. Then his sister brought us around the city. The highlight of the sightseeing is THE MEKONG RIVER!
Before we went to dinner, I followed Guo to his grandfather’s house. Seriously they are not the average ppl. His grandfather showed me a gift from Brunei and the gift is so beautiful. His father also received something form our King. After a few mins there, we went to his other grandfather’s house. This grandfather can speak English because before he used to live in the USA for 2 years and work as an army.
For dinner we eat Porsyian Bulgogee. Obviously it’s a Korean restaurant but the dishes are modified according to the local taste. Aku makan ikan yg baratnya 100KG yg kana tangkap di Mekong river. I could see the thickness of the fish skin, very thick. Then we headed out to the house cerita2 until 8.55pm. The unique about this house and the restaurant is that they believe in what the Chinese believe for e.g. Fengshui. From outside to inside of the house, everything is planned according to fengshui.
I think I won’t go to Cambodia. I just know that the first Angkor watt is in Laos. This is more interesting =D Its half finished. Due to the war they move Angkor Watt to Cambodia. His mom asked me to stay until the planned date and she already set up a timetable. This activity includes a trip by plane. That’s it, I won’t spill everything out.
Tomorrow we are going to start visiting places around the city. I just hope the weather is not that hot.
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如果今天是你的生日
Happy Birthday! have a very good a year older celebration. Semoga Murah Rezki, Panjang Umur and segala2nya. achieve what u havent achieved, set another dream/goal coz "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." 祝你生日快乐！
