I just had a brilliant sunday! Me and Rad went to this Cosplay convention held in NEC, Birmingham. The stalls and cosplays were good, but what made the day even more superb was the fact that I got to meet a couple of football greats and also some veteran actors! 
Went to Bristol for the first time!!! To meet up with dear miss i-EENA. SIUK SHOPPING DI BRISTOL!
We had our Year 3 dinner at royal orchid on Wednesday, 3rd of November. Initially, about 50 people planned to come, but only half of that actually showed up due to the massive amount of coursework that was due the next monday. Me and Yani did have second thoughts on whether to go or not, but eventually we did go with Rad tagging along. 
Oh! I promised to put up pictures of my new house, so here you go!
I have finished my stem cells module. Last friday was the last day, and I had my presentation the day before. Presentation was as usual nerve-wracking, and my lecturer said I didn't criticise the journal enough. =( There's a third year dinner tomorrow at a HALAL restaurant, so me and yani are definitely going! Yeapee! 
I just had a great, wonderful weekend! -- not very productive assignment-wise but a few days off wouldn't do me much harm.. or would it? Regardless, I just want to say JUST HOW DID I END UP MEETING THESE CRAZY PEOPLE. Haha. To sum up my weekend = Cosplay, Shuffle, Abracadabra, Sing Star. Dr. Zazi sleptover at my house from friday till sunday, and she's just plain hyper and loud. Haha! Then, a couple of my housemate's friends came over on friday - one of them being a 'Shuffler'. Me, rad n Dr. tried to shuffle, but it was just all over the place~! On saturday, we went to BBSS Raya Open House at 704, Pershore and makan makan makan. Dr. suddenly wanted to buy SingStar, so she did exactly that. So now we got PS3 (Lisyah's) and SingStar (Dr's) downstairs in our living room. Then, we had a badminton session on sunday... Liverpool kicked ManU's ass 2-0.. and I still couldn't believe the twins are still in X-FACTOR! GRRRR! Oh... AND HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY TO FATIN JIYAH~! Heeee.
BBSS Raya Open House (24th Oct): 
I just had a lecture on Ethics today. It was really really interesting, especially regarding Stem Cells Research. How some countries are really paranoid and strict on this field (understandably) because they fear some scientists might 'clone' people and also the fact that 'embryos' are human too. I am not against cloning embryos - to me it is just like cloning other cells, except this one could potentially grow into a person. My coursemate rightly said that the public are against this 'cloning' most probably because when they hear the word 'embryo', they immediately think about 'fetus' - when in fact one could argue embryo is just a clump of cells and should not be treated (i.e. given privilege) as a living human. Then, there's another issue of Brain Reconstruction - injecting stem cells in the brain and reconfigure some part of the brain. Some argue it may cause loss of identity and 'soul', but if it cures people, why not? There are more interesting stuff I came across.. like how for this one experiment, the researchers were able to create a bronchus from stem cells. I think, even when we are able to re-create organs from stem cells, they will never function as well as what God has created -- because human body is just too complicated. =) Ok, enough of me rambling on about this.
Take Care everyone.
For the past few weeks, I have heard stories of how some of the people I trusted are not what they seem to be. Or are they? My REAL friends say I trust in people too easily; that I always think everyone is so friendly and close to each other. That many... in reality are just two-faced. I wonder how they do that~ They're nice to you, link arms with you, laugh with you one minute, then once your back is turned... they just talk s**t about you. It's really sad... But then again, as Hajah pointed out, I've only heard one side of the story - it might be true or it might be just another rumour.
After giving the whole thing much thought, it really doesn't matter anymore. There's no point in striking back and get even. I know, when you feel betrayed, you just want to hurt that person more than he/she hurts you. It's human nature. Tapi, revenge is... meaningless and endless. So, I would like to think that even if they did say bad things about me, it was due to like... heat of the moment or slip of the tongue kinda thing. I KNOW they are all nice people deep inside. And I understand it's hard to let go of that anger, and even now, I do still feel kind of bitter. However, I cannot let my friendship with them be ruined because of the story others told me; even if they are true.
In other words, I forgive them. Forgiving is not easy... but it's not that hard either. Just like how I may have done something that have hurt others (maybe without me realizing), I also want to be forgiven.. Don't you? "Hate destroys the one who hates, And everyone suffers the same" - lyrics from a song. Or from this movie "Forgiveness is just giving hate a little room in your heart"
Forgiving is just a way of cleansing your soul. To get rid of all that negative feelings. "Ketika memaafkan, mereka tidak membedakan antara kesalahan besar dan kecil. Seseorang dapat saja sangat menyakiti mereka tanpa sengaja. Akan tetapi, orang-orang beriman tahu bahwa segala sesuatu terjadi menurut kehendak Allah, dan berjalan sesuai takdir tertentu, dan karena itu, mereka berserah diri dengan peristiwa ini, tidak pernah terbelenggu oleh amarah. Tujuan sebenarnya dari memaafkan –sebagaimana segala sesuatu lainnya – haruslah untuk mendapatkan redha ALLAH."Source
Dalam ayat lain Allah berfirman: “…dan hendaklah mereka memaafkan dan berlapang dada. Apakah kamu tidak suka bahwa Allah mengampunimu? Dan Allah Maha Pengampun, Maha Penyayang.” (QS. An Nuur, 24:22)
=) On a happier note, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ABG (24/10) AND KAKA (12/10)!!!
I kinda feel sad knowing that the fun and interesting Stem Cell module is coming to an end next week. The module is so chill and relaxing, I've never loved a module more! I've got 5 cool coursemates and module co-ordinator, so it's nothing stressful.... so far. But I just feel like kicking myself for not participating much in their conversation. Talk, WOMAN, TALK! Haha. Anyway, I had very weird and funny lapses of dream last night. I woke up like every hour and went back to sleep, and I had different dreams each time. The funniest one I could remember was about me giving a (bad) journal presentation to two of my Stem Cells lecturers.
(Dream)
Presentation. One of them gave me 10 out of 10, while the other one (VERY VERY strict in real life) said "It was rubbish!" and in my head I was going "OH NO! I'M GONNA FAIL!" Then the nice lecturer told me, "Ok, here's the deal. We're gonna give you 'fantastic' for your presentation marks only if you pass your kidney test." And, I was like "Kidney test? To check for alcohol level?" And they said yeah. So I did my kidney test.
(End of Dream)
Is that whack or what? Haha. Kidney test to determine your presentation mark?! LOL! And what's up with 'fantastic' as a mark~ Haha. But I do have to make a journal presentation next week though. Huuuhh. Hope it won't go as bad.... and as weird. Haha. Besides presentation, I have an essay to hand in (Topic: Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells as future therapy) first week of November. I have to read lots of research papers for it, and..... NOT EASY! Finding the right journals is one thing, and then reading and trying to understand them and put them into context is another pain in the arse. Can't complain though, that's the world of Medical Research! I'm trying to imagine, if Brunei becomes one of the leading Medical Research Center.. or at least, just be a forefront in the Stem Cells Research. Fuuuhh.. Cool tu. Soon.. I will make that come true. Aiseehh.
I bought a new laptop. My NEC selalu overheats and shuts down at random times. Annoying. So I bought Dell Studio 15. I will probably have it by the end of this month, pasalnya it's customised - colour and programs. Until then, I hope si NEC ani nda tetutup saja. Okkkk... That was a quick update from saya, miss HH~ Miss everyone back in BRUNEIII!!!!!!!!!!! Mwah Mwah~ Take care everybody!
