Surprising

Guess wht, today I went home..checked my fs account, then got a msg frm a friend of mine.
Which surprises me a lot, since he wrote tht he thinks I have a very different ego compared to most women he knew (women..makes me sounds really old, female?).

ego
n 1: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others [syn: egotism, self-importance] 2: your consciousness of your own identity [syn: self] 3: (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

He also said tht I'm the most peaceful person he knew.
wht d h*ll?
weird.
makes me wonder why.

Anyhow, today it RAINS!!!
YAYYY
Finally..oh how I love the smell of the earth/grass after it rains. :)
also went hagen dazs wit Mand & Ti tonite..and also while I was waiting for them, sitting on a bench in leicester sq, this random asian guy asked me out! omg, a bit scary, but I just said "no, thanks" while smiling at him.

Lalaaa....1 1/2 more week!! oh pls..will the exams are EVER gonna come????

Pink and purple streaks

I think these days..my main entertainment of the day is sitting in front of my window, munching dinner, while staring at the sunset (around..9.15 pm).
I just realised, the sun sets at exactly at the centre of my window.
Which was sooo pretty.. with pink and purple streaks..
Sunsets happens like, every single day since only God knows when (What is Life?)..but only these past 3 days..I actually looking forward to go home, take a super cold shower, then watch the sunset :)
Weird huh?

Sometimes,I feel like I'm lost.
Even when I'm surrounded by my dear friends...I just feel..like I don't really belong..why? sometimes I feel much more at peace when I'm alone. Since coming here 3yrs ago, I figure out tht I actually enjoy spending time by myself a lot more than with friends. Now I sound like some kind of anti-social person. I do love my friends and truly2x like spending time with them. but sometimes, I feel like..withdrawing from the crowd..and just spend the whole day by myself..going to the stable and visit the horses. or taking a long run in the parks. or just staying in my room with a good book. will truly makes me happy.
I feel like I'm a bit out of touch with certain friends..friends whom I used to hang out with a lot. here and at home. maybe bcause if this damn revision..which feels like it's gonna go on FOREVER.
but I felt secure by knowing that no matter what......
I got a few friends whom I know for sure will always be there.
They are friends whom even though you haven't spoken or seen them in ages, when you guys see each other again..it's just like you've never been away before.
Friends you can call anytime of the day if you need them.
Friends who just somehow always knew when you feel down and calls you even before you get around to call them.
Friends whom if you visited their house, you can just freely wander around like its your house as well.

I think by coming here..it sort of makes me realised who my true friends are? I mean, hmm..in general i think when I was in high sch,there're 3 general groups of friends :
1. the hi/by/smile friends..(eg : the ones u just know by names and faces)
2. the 'have fun' friends..(eg: the ones u go out and hang out with in big big groups...)
3. the forever friends..(eg: like the one i described above)
because often I feel like I really want to know my old 'have fun' friends are doing now..so decided to txt/mssg them.got a reply.then replies back.then after a bit, we really don't know what else to talk abt because our lives so different now. Its a bit sad really..i mean, considering what a fun year/2/3yrs we had together in high sch.. all the silly, carefree things we did.
I guess it's just something tht's unavoidable.
You graduated. then move each of us move on with our lives.


anyway.
gtg..sleep/mug/eat. :)

The dadas

I shd stop blog-browsing..and get back to mugging (a failed attempt! lol)
anyhow..grab this pic frm Artati's blog (again).thx dear ti!
Makes me realised..how much I missed concord life and all the highfielders!

;;Pic was taken sometime..in last summer? just before our a-levels. Clockwise : man,ti,pang,me,le,yan,sil,nit..(minus Fah). Cooked 200 pangsit & played our very much original, 'sendal jepit' game. Created by nit.;;

At peace

Today is finally my last day working at VUE. Opens today w Elena, got some exciting moments when a lady thought one of us stole her purse! turns out she left in on e counter, then sumone found it then give it back to her.
Anyhow..

• Enjoyed my time there.
• Met loads of new ppl..made some new friends. a few whom I know we'll keep in touch.
• 'exercised' a lot (a.k.a : running up n down e stairs, cleaning, scurrying back n forth serving customers..all d time w a big smile on ur face, no matter how tired u are).
• Bcomes really good in counting small changes.
• Got general knowledge abt how d cinema business works here
• Also got quite happy, got some praises n thank you's n well wishes frm my fellow colleagues.
• Feel a bit sad can't say goodbye to a few ppl,juan,maggie,magda,anton,tania,bola,etc..since they're not working today.
• Will drop by there sometime nxt week to say goodbye to them.

Then after work today..felt so damn relaxed. Like, truly realxed. Not in a rush to go back n mug like wht i've been doing these days :(

Decided to go to Manda's flat to return all her clothes n shoes & get my stuff which I left at hers. due to the countless spontaneous sleepovers we did most weeknds. Disturb her n talk2 for sometime. Got so many new stories! haven't catch up w her n d others in a while. Was quite surprised 2 hear her story abt a certain sumone. Then went shopping in h.st ken..intially wanted 2 go eat Hagen dazs at Leicst sq (bloody HOT again!). Feel soo relaxed as I walked thr d shops, just wandering..not really deciding where to go next. Stop by at Starbucks, bought java chip frapuccinno. then just stand there sipping my COLD COLD heavenly nice coffee while talking to Soph on d phone. A nice surprise when she txted me earlier today, since haven't heard frm her in ages. She's giving up her job in Cardiff! then now decides to teach english in summer school. Even tho its only 2-3 hrs..but when I came home, I feel so refreshed. No longer tensed up or in a hurry to revise.

Took super cold shower. OPEN all things tht can b opened (window,flat door,room door,flat window) etc). Then sat down in front of my computer. Had a nice long chat with Silvia for abt 3hrs. Lucky her goin back indo tmr! hehe.Then stare at d sunset outside my window. It was so nice. I know it's nice, but I realised I haven't take much notice of it lately. I think I need to slow my life down. Take more time to enjoy things. I know I'm d type of person..who will always try to please everyone, rushes and work too hard just to make sure eveything will b alrite, and rarely pampers myself. Once in a while, if I decided to tk a break frm my hectic life, I'll start to feel guilty. Used to. but nowadays, I treat myself better. Thx to advices frm a few friends! (ninghn,manda!) lol tht I shd relax more often. Don't work myself too hard. :)

Anw, grab this from artati's blog..which actually worries me a bit abt her.

Its funny how….

Its funny how hello is always accompanied with good-bye

Its funny how remembering good memories can make you cry

Its funny how forever never seems to really last

Its funny how much you'd lose if you forgot your past

Its funny how friends can just leave you when you're down

Its funny how when you need someone there never around

Its funny how people can change and think there so much better

Its funny how many lies can be packed into one love letter

Its funny how people can forgive even tho they cant forget

Its funny how one night can contain if so much regret

Its funny how crazy and ironic life turns out to be

but the funniest part of all is that none of that seems funny to me
Heather Noble

Ducks

been living on roast duck with rice these past two days ..lol

Anyway, this week, world cup starts!!
Today was very very quiet in cinema! everyone must've been watching football..esp since england played today. Then also got so many customers came wearing england football jerseys.
Sometimes it makes me wonder, how come just a football game (a.k.a : 11 guys, no 22 guys, running around & fighting for one small ball for 90 minutes)..can unite so many ppl, as in, not unite "uniting"..but, makes..say ppl frm england, all gather together..ppl from all kinds of background, social status, education, etc..can all gather together and support one team. If that team lost, all will be sad..If it won, then all will be happy.

Why?

I mean..frankly speaking, if politics can work like football..then each nation in the world will b able to live peacefully. Say, for country A, which is a democratic country. All the team players are the politicians/president & all the supporters are the ppl who lives in country A. The referee will be the MPR (hmm..wht's d english word for tht..the winning party i guess?).

Anyhow,tht country A can be indonesia.

It will b so good then.

I mean, indo government is improving nowadays, BUT ..nepotism/corruption have been rooted in the country for too long. It's impossible to completely eradicate it in a short time.
Hmm..maybe in the next 20-30 yrs.
Seriously, at home, if u know the right ppl..you can get away with anything. Anything. any single damn thing u want, u'll get it. Belive me.
Then another thing, indo government seems to always been working on things which are NOT important. Say, few months ago, there's this row abt shall they launch this new rule, which basically will forbid women wear shorts/tank tops etc in public places. Lucky in d end, they failed since got too many ppl protesting.

Maybe the earthquake/bali bombing/marriot bombing/tsunami...were good after all. Bcos it makes indo ppl n government actually united.

How come did I end up talking abt indo politics?

i feel a bit blur

from all the packing/mugging/lack of sleep nowadays.

Yesterday's

k, this post was suppose 2 b for yesterday ..since blogspot was somehow just doesn't work yesterday :

Bloody HOT today!!

Feels like I’m back home in indo..
Went swimming this morning, took a COLD shower but still feel hot..library = equally hot.. went back, my room was even more boiling HOT! Due to the damn window which can’t b opened more than 15cm…

Anyhow, highlight of the day : 2 hrs waiting time in IC health centre !! got an appointment wit d nurse at 2.20pm..went there ard 2 wit Ninghan. Waited for 2hrs!!!! omg..omg.. but in the end got our jabs, 2 jabs! One on each arm. Now we’re officially (hopefully) protected from Diphteria, Tetanus, Polio (1 jab) & the other jab is for Hepatitis A. Since according to the nurse, these are the jabs required for travelers to Egypt (initially thought we need malaria jabs, but turns out not).
Oh and the jabs were FREE! Yay..not bad. :)

Went back to lib, but the 2hrs waiting time had really ruined my mood to revise. Went for Linstead dinner, thx to ninghn! Called me just at d right time when I was thinking to go sandwich shop. Reminds me of concord meals!! Nostalgic thought for a while there..

Went back home ard 8. Stop by to say hi to ppl in cinema..Elena thought I no longer works there this week, and she looked so sad! I was like.. hey no worry, I’m still working this week, which is my last week working there. Will miss them nxt yr really.

Also decided to do Mandarin-chinese language class for nxt yr! finally..! Initially thinking to take Managerial Econs, but borrowed the Microecons textbook frm lib..and was reading it these few days, decided tht actually that course is much towards the price/maths/economic side ..whilst I’m more interested to do a course abt management skills.
Then I was pondering thr the humanities course list, when it occurs, hey why don’t I take mandarin?? Since I’ve been thinking to study mandarin since a few yrs ago, but just haven’t got the chance to do it. Also I got tired of ppl came up to me and spoke to me in Chinese,assuming I speak Chinese. will b nice if I know wht they’re talking abt! Hehe….

Yesterday finally went horse riding!!Rode Macey (again), she’s now one of my fav!!!
Manage to immediately get her soft in the mouth, round and stretching her back in the warm up..really happy tht she listened well to my aids. Also I keep talking to soothe and calm her down all the time, because there were 6 of us in the arena (6 horses), she was a bit jumpy and excitable. I think talking always really helps to calm a nervous horse.
Her walk and trot was fine , but her canter is always her weakest pace. She went fast, but no power at all from her hindlegs. I know I can’t asked her too much, bcos her back muscle isn’t that well developed yet (she’s only 6 & haven’t been in training for tht long). So Adam told me to alternate bwn sitting and 2-point position in canter. It did help her to built more impulsion in her canter strides if I rode her in 2-point position. Also scratching her neck while cantering really helps to calm her down. Otherwise, just the slightest pressure frm my hand/legs caused her to tense up and anticipate the next movement so much. Need super soft, super steady hand with her. Similar to Kim really.
Felt so satisfied at the end of our lesson tht she really had calmed down and was happily stretching down when I asked her to.
Took her back, untack her, and poor Macey was so thirsty.
Spent sometime wit her, brushing & wipe her down with damp towel. Was thinking to bathe her, but she’s still too hot. So nice spending time wit horses again! After 2 whole weeks not getting in touch wit a horse. When I’m around horses, is the one and only time I can totally, completely forget abt all my problems J hehe..who cares abt Krebs Cycle and purple bacteria when there’re horses around. Lol.

Can’t wait to go back home and see how Bobby & Black Orchid & Argento & Malby were progressing with their training since I trained them last summer. Oh, dad also called and told me tht I was asked to represent South Kalimantan team in the Indo National Games 2008. Which..sadly..I can’t..since the competition will be held in mid-march 2008 which exactly coincides with revising time for my (hopefully) 3rd yr exams. A bit disappointed, also bcos they told me they got good string of promising horses which I can ride in 2008…(actually, was thinking to ride Kim if possible). Shd be so much fun..the last national games were in 2004. Spend 5 weeks with all the team, training & rode our horses every day..slacking and basically did nothing for the rest of the days. Pure bliss. Haha.

Oh..pls exams be over soon!!!... Egypt-planning wit NInghan on Tues, so many things to see there!! Can’t wait!!

Horse women

A little bit of truth in this - maybe - worth a read
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
In a press release today, the National Institute of Health has announced the discovery of a potentially dangerous substance in the hair of horses.
This substance, called "amo-bacter equuii" has been linked with the following symptoms in female humans:

* reluctance to cook
* reluctance to perform housework
* reluctance to wear anything but boots
* reluctance to work except in support of a horse
* physical craving for contact with horses (may be an addiction)

Beware! If you come in contact with a female human affected by this substance be prepared to talk about horses for hours on end.
________________________________________________________________________ ______________

Thinking of dating a horsewoman? Please read the following carefully:

Easy to Locate.- She's either off on the horse or out in the barn.

Upholds the double standard - Smooches with the most bewhiskered beast, but recoils when a man needs a shave.

Owns one vacuum cleaner - and operates it exclusively in the barn.

A social butterfly - providing the party is given by another horsey woman. Falls asleep in her soup at all other functions.

Economy minded - Won't waste money on permanents, facials, or manicures.

A culinary perfectionist - Checks every section of hay for mold but doesn't blink when she petrifies dinner in the microwave.

Occasionally amorous - but never leaves lipstick on your collar, at worst, slight trace of chap stick.

Eas! y to outfit - No need for embarrassing visits to uncomfortable little boutiques. She can find all she wears at the local tack store.

Features a selective sense of smell - Bitterly complains about the sticky-sweet cigar smoke of others while remaining totally oblivious to the almost visible aroma of her barn boots drying next to the heater.

Unmistakable in a bathing suit - She's the one whose tan starts at the nose, ends at the neck, and picks up again at the wrists

A dedicated club woman - as long as the words "horse" or "riding" appear in its name.

Has your leisure at heart - Eliminates grass cutting by turning every square inch of lawn into pasture which, in turn, converts itself into mud.

A master at multiplication - She starts with one horse, adds a companion, and if it's a mare, she breeds it. Keeps an eagle eye on the budget -

Easily justifies spending six hundred dollars, but cr! oaks when you blow ten on bowling.

An Engaging conversationalist - Can rattle on endlessly about training or breeding.

Socially aware - Knows that formal occasions call for clean boots.

A moving force in the family - House by house, she'll get you to move closer to horse country (and farther away from your job.)

Easy to please - A new wheelbarrow, custom boots, or even a folding hoof pick will win her heart forever.

Sentimental fool - Displays a minimum of six 8x10 color photos of the horse in the house and carries a crumpled snapshot of you (taken before you were married) somewhere in the bottom of her purse.

Shows her affection in unusual ways - If she pats you on the neck and says "you're a good boy," believe it or not, she loves you.

Drive and Motivation

According to Lorenz' psychohydraulic model :
...basically behaviour occurs because of drive & motivation..(internal & external factors, combined 2gether..= u get behaviour)...

I'm losing motivation to revise! .....
......
hmm, I'm always like this. Got motivated too damn early-study10x hard-revise like mad-...lose motivation...-suddenly, motivated again-study10x-revise like mad.. and the cycle goes on.
it's like the oscillation period in the circadian rhytm!

Anyway, called Dian today and had a super-long chat for abt 1 1/2 hr. felt so good to talk to her after dunno how long..so many things to catch up. Got so many stories to tell each other. She seems to b really2x enjoying her course in architecture..hmm suddenly can picture myself asking her to design a house for me in the not-too-near future...always knew she'll make her way in architecture! always amazed me wit her creativity since i knew her..14yrs ago? Really do think she knew me better than I know myself sometimes, just now she made me realise sth tht shd've been obvious to me long ago, but I just didn't realise it until finally after I talked to her..then finally I found the answer which was way simpler than I thought it would be. I really do think too much sometime I guess, but thinking too much is ok I guess. For me,the more I spent time alone, the more I think..abt all d random things/important/non-important things ..anythg really.
Too bad couldn't talk longer since my phone card credit were running out.
Quite surprised as well since she mention abt this certain guy, which is so similar to sumone i knew..like 80% similar. lol.

Went to see Xmen 3 wit Meiting just now..good show!!!
can't believe tht we MISSED the ending after d credits!
but cyclops died..whyy..... :(

I should think less.
**

21st!

*Happy 21st irma!!* haha u'r getting old........ *grins* :)
we still love u anyway.
(and I wrote this in RED which I know u'll love! see wht a gd friend I am?! lol)

Pretty busy weeknd this week.

Friday - went shopping wit Meiting! love this blue cargo pants at River Island ...hmmmm shd I get it or not? went top-hunting to b worn to Irma's bday. Walked frm oxf st-picc circ.. nice jap food for lunch! so full after tht. Got 2 cute earrings :)! and a red top..so long since I went clothes shopping hehe.
anyway, lost my bloody wallet!

dunno, might get stolen somewhere in picc circ/bus/trocadero.

didn't realise until saturday! since I went back, then went to work..then practically slept and slack all saturday morning...then when I get ready for work on Sat afternoon, realised couldn't find my wallet anywhere! turn my room upside down, still no luck.

Called HSBC..cancel my card...nvm,got 15pounds to live on till friday :)

lucky didn't got anyth much in tht wallet.

only my debit card/nectar card/railway card and a wooden rosary frm Vatican (which is d only thing in there which I hate to lost).

Sat/Sun - working on sat..then went clubbing at Thai sq wit everyone 2 celebrate Irma's bday.everyone's dressed up! lol, been a long time since we actually dressed up to celebrate sth (last time was in..concord reunion i think). Was initially planning to go to CC club or Rococo or cafe de paris.. but somehow ends up in thai sq. which wasn't tht good. it's our 3rd time there. Got 9:1 guys:girls ratio tht nite! plus not so many cute guys lol.. n d music wasn't tht good either. but had a pretty much fun time anw w all d drinks,n really10x happy tht irma was enjoying herself so much tht nite!! she was damn cute whn she's high hehe.. Met alex's new gf as well, she's so nice! much2x better for him than someone. Went back to artati's place for a bit.. then spent the nite at Manda's wit alex, rach,ari,pat.. everyone was so knackered n just went straight to bed.

Anyhow, overslept this morning! damn..suppose to work at 9. woke up at 10! somehow managed to turn my alarm off n didn't hear Matt calling. Called Matt, told him i'll b there asap. Lucky Manda's place was only abt 10 min walking time to Fulham. Arrived there, work on floor. all by myself! until 4 ,then Kovi came. Grant was sppose to came at 12..but he just didn't show up! not happy. lucky Ana help me till Kovi came. n anw cinema wasn't so packed today, due to the HOT weather! yayy

Went back home at 6..cooked myself a nice dinner. Then basically spent the whole nite talking2 on the phone with sil,irma,ti,manda..can't wait for nxt sept, sil will b coming to london!! yayy...was damn surprised whn she told me she reapplied to LSE for this sept n she got d uncond offer! omg..admired her for her determination really. :) might even b sharing a flat w her for nxt yr!!

Oh got email frm inka, was quite surprised 2 hear wht happen w her n adrn, but well its for the best i think. can't wait 2 see her n nika in Melbourne! haven't seen her in almst 2 yrs. .n thinking tht we've known each other for 14 yrs is really quite amazing, it's more than 1/2 of our life!

anw, gtg go now...sleep as usual.

this has been my routine lately..tea+jasmine scented candle/blogging/sleep :)

egypt-shopping!`

Went Decathlon today w. ninghn!
omg, so much cheap stuff there..! bought wetsuit(ish)..sleeping bag, n sunglasses!
*likes the sunglasses!*
spent abt 4 hrs wandering thr all the stuff in decathlon... :)
went back, revise in lib a bit.
Went to Huxley, met up w.Manda..finally decided wht to do for Irma's bday this week. gonna go clubbing, working on the guest list, shd b abt 10 of us. Yan said she'll come as well, hvn't seen her in ages!

Anw, just finished watching this old film, My Girl (1991)..starring Anna Chlumsky & Macauly Culkin. such a simple, sweet story abt friendship,loss, and love. ..

"Absence of judgement makes you see the reality"..(Shelley Sultenfuss, My Girl)

Glimpse

Hmm..just came back from staff meeting at the cinema.

Gave my resignation letter to Matt today, he knew already bcos I spoke to him a few weeks ago.. It feels kinda weird u know, giving your employer your resignation letter. He said no worries, things like this happens all the time, but well.. me being me, can't help not to feel guilty, even tho I know it's prefectly normal and happens all the time, ppl leaving their job/got a new job/applying for jobs..etc.

but yea..anyway the past 2 months working there has been really an enjoyable exp for me. Plus almost all (say, 95 %) of my colleagues in VUE are truly nice ppl..I think one of the reason why I always wants to do some part-time job/volunteering job is..that it reminds me that well, life is not just about uni/studying/lectures..by working in Concord/VUE/westway stable, somehow it is just an eye-opener for me to see ppl with real life, not tht am saying living as a student is not a real life..but where else can I get to know ppl frm so many different backgrounds, what they do for living, and just how different some of their world are from me and my friends really... also tht most times, 1st impression is totally wrong..as in, totally completely wrong.

Got this one girl, who dressed up looking all gothic, but actually she's learning to b an elementary school teacher..
Another girl, looks like a girl who loves to go clubbing/partying, actually works 8 hrs a day cleaning ppl's houses to earn money so she can study english..
and this last one really surprised me, imagine a big/tall/dark/scary looking security guy...always thot tht he's always been a security guy all his life, actually is doing his a-levels in bio/math/chem and wants to be a pharmacist! (saw him reading his bio notes one day during break..he said he decided to go back to school & get a degree..completely stunned when I heard this really).

really, 1st impression can be very very misleading... :)

A child in us

"A happy person is the one who can see beyond imperfection, and accept it as the beauty of life itself"

I miss being a kid..

My babies!

Got these pics today sent from Ditha!
my babies!! omg miss them so much...
they look better than ever, aren't they ? :)

That's Chief - Kim - Chief.. xxxxx

Feel satisfied :)

Today not bad :)
feel quite productive working in lib! did fungi..fungal..fungus..omg
Nice lunch at OC! + yummy choc/buttery croissant for desert/supper frm food/cherry coke hunting wit meiting, due to sheer boredom of revising..

Went to Manda's place a bit frm lib, as usual, talking2x wit her thr her window while i was waiting for the C3 bus to tk me home..can't b bothered to walk since its damn cold. pretty funny lol, since she was talking thr her bedroom window, then Pat also talked thr d living room window, and I was standing outside her flat. Not sure yet wht our plan is for Irma's bday this sunday..hmm..thinking might go n tk her clubbing since she wanted to go clubbing since ages ago, but none of us feel like going clubbing that time..
or..might go to her place in midnite..?
dunno yet..

ow..and wrote my resignation letter for VUE today..feel quite sad, but well anyhow, pretty sure nxt yr can find another part time job. I've mentioned to Magda, elena, n a few other dat i'll b leaving..they seem pretty surprised, since i just like started working there 1 month ago. manage to reassure them tht its bcos i need to go back home & egypt volunteering thingy ..not bcos i dun like working there :)

One last thing, yesterday was browsing thr frienstr..then found out tht lyss is goin out w sumone now! omg, can't believe it..for me i think i would always see her as my little sister! she's actually 16 this yr.. known her since she was 7 yrs old! (still remember those times, both of us just started learning how to ride.. had jumping lessons tgther..sleepover at her place/tasha/mine/putri/jeanne/sammy's place every weeknd.. all of us used to b so close tgther back then. Even tho our age range frm like.. 20-7 yrs old, but we spent every single minute in the stable every weekend.. lunches together/groom the horses/bathe them/gossiping in competitions..
then after Trijaya's management fell apart, we started to move to different riding clubs..and only saw each other during competitions). Me, put, n tash were still get together every now and then when I'm back home. Last summer we met up and rode together like we always used to do back then..had so much fun trying putri's new horses! ..shd do tht again this summer really.
Anyhow, yeap can't believe now she's actually alrd grown up! still rem how when we had sleepover tghter, lyss will always b d one who cuddles/snuggled close to me..
gonna go and drop her a mssg soon !

De javu

just grab this pic frm artati's blog..omg, these were 4 of us 1st yr in concord!
dunno looking at this pic made me feel damn nostalgic!

Advice given

K, seems like i've been blogging damn often these 2 days..
but anyhow..

Got a mssg frm a friend of mine 2day, n he goes on and on complaining abt how he's so stressed out nowadays..(which he did every so often).
Basically, frankly the main problem is that his parents controls him almost completely ! and he kept on and on complaining how they don't let him do wht he wants. eg : studying music.
but, they DO let n support him in pursuing his musical interest : joined a band/national orchestra/jazz performances/classical recital..oboe/flute/saxophone lessons..etc
so, why he kept on complaining?
I told him that he's LUCKY to get a chance to do all that..music..which he loves.

Also told him tht even tho his relationship with his parents wasn't exactly great..but anyhow, they're still his parents and I know (ps : i do know his parents) that they meant well. I just wish he will realise how lucky he actually is.

Advice given

K, seems like i've been blogging damn often these 2 days..
but anyhow..

Got a mssg frm a friend of mine 2day, n he goes on and on complaining abt how he's so stressed out nowadays..(which he did every so often).
Basically, frankly the main problem is that his parents controls him almost completely ! and he kept on and on complaining how they don't let him do wht he wants. eg : studying music.
but, they DO let n support him in pursuing his musical interest : joined a band/national orchestra/jazz performances/classical recital..oboe/flute/saxophone lessons..etc
so, why he kept on complaining?
I told him that he's LUCKY to get a chance to do all that..music..which he loves.

Also told him tht even tho his relationship with his parents wasn't exactly great..but anyhow, they're still his parents and I know (ps : i do know his parents) that they meant well. I just wish he will realise how lucky he actually is.

Earthquake

I was cooking lunch just now.. when I saw the news on BBC : "Breaking news : 2,782 killed as an earthquake of 6.2 magnitude strikes in Java, Indonesia this morning"
I was like..wht d h*ll?!?
so, after a quick search on the net, found out that this morning (Sun, 27th may)..a massive earthquake strikes in the capital city of middle Java, Yogyakarta.

The worst part hit is the southern part of the city and another area, Bantul, also south of the city.
Called artati, thx god his grandfather is ok (he lived there).
Called my mom to check if none of our family members were hurt or sth..none thankfully. Only my driver's family house were hit by th quake, but none of his famil
Called my friend's sister to check if she's ok (she lives there as well)..luckily she's fine as well..her car broke down in the middle of the city, and she saw a lot of the injured ppl and the collapsed rubbles of the building/houses/etc.

oh dear..

February ppl

FEBRUARY

(the water bearer)

O Abstract thoughts> Loves reality and abstract>OIntelligent and clever>O Changing personality>O Temperamental>O Quiet, shy and humble>O Low self esteem>O Honest and loyal>O Determined to reach goals>O Loves freedom>O Rebellious when restricted>O Loves aggressiveness>O Too sensitive and easily hurt>O Showing anger easily>O Dislike unnecessary things>O Loves making friends but rarely shows it>O Daring and stubborn>O Ambitious>O Realising dreams and hopes>O Sharp>O Loves entertainment and leisure>O Romantic on the inside not outside>O Superstitious and ludicrous>O Spendthrift>O Learns to show emotions

Dawn

Staring at the darkness outside my window
feeling tired but peacefully happy after work today..
was closing with maggie/ramir, and we actually clean every single visible surface since Magda was the manager on duty today..
oh well..not so bad

Went property hunting/agents searching today with Irma n kote
started at Sloane Sq-Belgravia-Victoria-Pimlico-St.James Park
Arrange viewing for 3 property at this Foxtons agent in Sloane Sq..event tho it's a bit above our budget, but he said can negotiate wit the landlord and very sure we can get it cheaper..

We fell in love with St.James park's area!!! nearby Victoria station..
but it's bloody exp there..even more than sloane sq!
belgravia & sloane sq are v.quiet area..totally residential..
most agents said we're too early, since most of their props are available now..
looks like we're not gonna find anywhere till sept then
hmm

Sanity

I'm so fed up with bio
my brain is saturated..
with plants/rer/bacteria/lipids etc etc
but still, have to continue revising..............................

currently in library..gonna go out to get some food SOON

Nice day!

Today was a good day!
even tho this morning i woke up like..supremely late. :) suppose to meet up w ninghn n alex in lib at 10, woke up at 10.30! broke my record for getting ready+shower etc in abt 8 min! haha..
finally arrived in lib at ard 11ish..
Walked to Egypt consulate at lowndes st.. got a bit lost here n there, found it at last, near sloane st/knightsbridge. This was one of d easiest visa app ever! the form was like only 2 pages..no need bank statement/letter frm college/flight confirmation etc (no wonder egypt is well..a bit dodgy hehe)

After that walked ard a bit again..finally ate lunch at EAT. talked2x for abt 2-3 hrs, feels so good just to sit while eating our lunch & talking2x abt well..lots of things :)
Went back to pick up our visa.. actually got more lost this time, end up noticing cars/license plates! due to alex's fetish 4 cars lol..
Went to Forbidden Planet & Covent Garden in search of peixuan's bday pressie.. finally found it in cov.garden, cute pink piggy speakers!!

Revise a bit in library..meiting/michael/nina were there...went back ard 11ish..feel so refresehd today!! actually my brain really does feel like it works better tonite after doing nothing for the whole afternoon.. :)

Btw..another addition, found out that there's this human disorder bcos of gene mutation that causes the whole family to walk on all 4 (baby crawl-ish)..disturbing images!
and.. oh, really need to remind myself not to think too much sometime.
seriously, i think the more time i spent alone, the more i started to think abt everything..which didn't actually makes me sad/happy/depressed or anyth, but it just..tiring ..sometimes just to stone & empty ur mind is really good. i think i need my weekly horse dosage to clear up my overloaded brain.. maybe will go to the stable on sunday morning :)
Oh and my cold is much better now! plus weather today was damn nice!
ok, gtg sleppp........

Sick

Oh well..
today wasn't so bad.. woke up this morning not feeling very well at all..think i'm coming down with a flu + sore throat. Hope it is not mumps!!! got this email frm IC health centre saying that there's been a few cases of mumps recently in college & suggest the ppl who hasn't yet got MMR vaccine twice to go there and got vaccinated..oh dear

Was planning to go run in Hyde park this morning, but since woke up feeling sick..decided to sleep in more and woke up ard 8. Rushed to school in bloody rain.. the bus was pasked as usual. Only have 1 lecture today!
Got 2nd yr options talk at 11 !! so exciting.!!
makes me want to go to 2nd yr alrd!!
but still have to pass these exams..*sigh*..dunno why but i actually felt calmer in revising lately..even tho am still not v.confident in a lot of the things, esp. cell bio & biochem!
I think studying in lib is really productive!! hehe.. wit meiting/starbucks/choc/sweets..

Went to gym today..
enjoying myself actually, since it was like ages ago since i went to the gym!
Gonna go sleep earlier tonite n hope tmr will feel better :)

Rainy morning

Just came back home from work
It's like.. 2.30 am now. and i'm typing this while staring out of my window ..looking at the rain falling on the dark, deserted street in front of my building.
Hmm..
Work wasn't so bad today. Got a ncie surprise when I came, Magda told me that I was in concession today :) which was good..initially suppose to work in floor (and I know i'll just die of exhaustion, esp tonite is the release of da vinci code).
Man, it was crazy..every single screen showing da vinci code was packed! as in..completely packed !!
Got this one rude/weirdo customer..lucky manage to turn him away.
Also met Jaclyn, Keith, Pat..they were all watching da vinci code..but all of them said it wasn't as good as they had expected. I guess what Ann said is true, when she watched a new movie, she always have no expectation at all. So, when the movie is good, she's happy..if not then fine, bcos she didn't expect anything at the beginning anyway.

I guess that's a pretty interesting way to look at life really..sometimes a few years ago when I used to compete, when the competition was really huge & all my opponents were older/more experienced/got better horses than me..mostly I went in and got no expectation whatsoever. really. and sometimes I won, and i felt truly happy..if I lost, fine.
anyway, gtg sleep now...exhausted.

damn..!! it dissapeared!

damn..!! it disappeared!

Ok ok

i just wrote a damn long lonnggg entry in "32 more days", then I clicked publish post, and the whole damn text just dissapeared!
not good
seriously not in the mood to rewrite what i wrote again

To sum it up :
- went for dimsum, celebrated Ziyang's bday today..fun!! finally a proper meal beside sandwich shop & starbucks vanilla latte :).

-got my badly needed horse-dosage..! haha..tried this new, young mare, Macey. Grey, 6 yrs old. V.nervous but actually very sweet as she tried real hard to do what I asked her to do, just that her muscles are not strong enough to do all the collection..also needs to work on her canter a LOT. enough speed, just not enough power from her hindquarters. so damn different, if I rode kim, her hindlegs power are just amazing! can jump a 4-foot fence from almost a stand-still. miss her terribly.

-went home, slacking .. got no mood to revise (can't, just can't work in my room). Chat wit Manda n tephi..found out she broke up w her bf alrd..o well..Anyhow, tmr gonna meet artati for lunch! can't wait hehe

32 more days

Quote

"Human being is destined for many things, but loneliness is not one of them"

Make my own way

When I was brushing my teeth just now..suddenly it just occurs to me that now I had really living the life I really want to :
1. I'm in uni studying Bio..in London
2.I work part-time in a cinema every weekend
3.I volunteer as a stable hand in westway stable
4.I live alone and indepently (not financially, but well..alone and managing on my own hehe)
5.and most important : i got lots of my beloved friends here!! :)
6.and for addition : I'm going to Egypt! doing marine ecology ! *fingers crossed for this one really*

So, life is truly pretty good..I'm 20 and well one thing I realise, it IS you and ONLY you yourself who can decide what you want to do with your life..and if you know what do you want, well do it! otherwise, if you did not do what u truly want..and just doing things that ur parents WANTS you to do..u'll only end up blaming them in the end I guess.
Lucky for me, my parents really let me decide by my own what I want to do.. thx mom & dad ! :)

Feel refreshed!

K, haven't wrote in a few days..not bcos I was too busy, more like bcos I was slacking! hehe..
Last Wed-Thurs-Fri the weather's been damn nice!!!!!
Can like, sunbathe every 10-11am break + lunchtime.. lying on the grass in Queen's Lawn!! sooo relaxing lol. Can't believe they even plan to build sth ON Queen's Lawn! no pls.. it's like the only green spot left in IC :(

Wed : watch MI3 wit Ninghan, alex..junk food fiesta! chips/guacamole/popcorn..
talk2x at Brogan's pub till pretty late.. haha got debate bwn near neutral vs neutral evolution!

Thurs : Went jogging in Hyde park at 7am in the morning!!! Omg, it feels damn good..wit Anikha & Mimi. Can't believe how I used to woke up at 6 and jog at 7an every single day back in concord! Hardly did anymore since I'm here..mostly just jog in the afternoon ...only got time to jog in the morning every weeknd. Missed it actually. I think exercising in the morning really wakes me up,like totally..shd try do that a bit more often nxt week ;)

Fri : nothing much..work in Lib..lying on grass..work at Box at nite..
Sat : today : got GREAT NEWS in the morning from Dad !! Kim n Chief had a double clear round today!! (fyi : they're both competing this week, Steven rode Chief, Ferry rode Kim).. feeling mighty proud like a parent!! I miss competing & exercising them so much !! am a bit horse-deprived lately..
Then tonite, work as usual..after that went to Lloyd's Bar (I almost can't get in..! looked to young , lucky i got my railway card, which got my birthdate n photo). Went there wit almost everyone frm work : Magda was damn crazy when dancing, also Tania, Bee, Juan, Pablo...Maggie was so cute wit all her antics! farewell for Anton who'll go back to his country nxt week :(
I'm gonna really miss them nxt yr!! hope when i came back here nxt yr, they still hv a vacancy for me if I reapply ..its quite rare u know, to get colleagues which are all so nice..actually back in concord when I work, all of my colleagues were really2x great as well..miss them..wonder how Nade, Shane, Sarah, Jo, Rita etc are doing now?? hmm..which reminds me that I need to call Heather nxt week, gonna ask her how Amble is doing in her competition recently.
k, gtg sleep now..my sleep hour is totallly messed up these few days!

Unexpected

got msg frm Bagus, asking abt Arif..which surprised me a LOT!
wahh..haven't heard frm him in ages..
still remember, it was like, 1o yrs ago when all of us used to have riding lessons with om James every week..still remember how proud we felt if we learnt a new techinque, jumped high fences, worked in perfect harmony wit our horses/ponies, as if we're 2 creatures with one mind..
omg, miss those times!!!!

Me & Mendut, Bagus & Laser, Arif & Aquila, Tiff & Miracle, Sandra & Oklahoma.. those were the days. Can't imagine it was like alrd 10 yrs ago!!! omg..remember that time how i used to looked up to Arif & Tiff which were both 13 & 17 dat time..totally admire their riding skills. now i'm alrd OLDER than them!!

Anyway, feeling v.productive today! worked in lib wit Meiting, coffee totally works!! feel so alert.. haha
gtg sleep now (trying to)
...Got haircut tmr!!!...

time

"Do not let the time that the Lord gives you run on as if everything were due to chance"
.Johannes Paulus II.

A flash of thought

Just got back frm work.
Something elena said today make me think..she went back to Bologna wit German (pronounced : Herman btw) last week. It's the 1st time she brought him to meet her family & she said her momn grandma has fallen head over heels in love wit him, and even when they left to go back to london..they almost cried. So sweet. what she says that makes me think is dat she really likes him is not just because he respect her family, but how he repect his own family.
And in that flash of second, I had decided that I'm gonna look for that quality in a guy which i'm hopefully gonna marry someday. :) hehe. but it is true, really.. How he treats his family is the same way he's gonna treat you.

So, girls out there, pls keep this in mind !!

Anyway, lately my life is such a routine.. think i'm now in the very motivated mood to revise! it's the same like last yr, before a levels. It's like every single free minute I have, I feel like revising. Seriously, but somehow I start to really find a joy if I'm revising the subjects that I love, eg : Animal behaviour, evolution, plants physiology, flowers, virus and bacterias, immunity ...I'm happy knowing that I had gain more knowledge every single day :)
K, gtg sleep .

Run

"Look at how much running have we done as a species, but we keep staying at the same place until now"
copied this frm some bio txtbook, make sense when i 1st read it..now dun really..haha omg, i'm getting too bored revising!

Revision calculation

REVISION = NO FAIL

NO REVISION= FAIL

REVISION + NO REVISION = NO FAIL + FAIL
REVISION ( 1 + NO ) = FAIL ( 1 + NO )
------------------------------------------------------------ divided by ( 1 + NO )
REVISION = FAIL

Gyahaha..got this from Baim, which he created during exam stress lol :)
neways, had a nice super long run to Battersea Park just now (since can't stand to revise / do my essay anymore..arghhh..).
It was damn nice!! shd go there again sometime, nxt time will grab ninghan or artati to come along hehehe...
Looking at ppl just walking2x ard, sitting on the benches, dog and kids playing..is more than enough to make me feel fully recharged and refreshed, ready to go back for another longgg and boringg revision session.
Often when I see / went somewhere nice here..makes me want to share it so much wit my dear friends & family back home!! I know opa & oma will love the parks, dian will absolutely loves oxford st, inka will love all the cafes, yaya will love the parks etc..
hmm

Random thoughts

Sometimes you think that you got it all figured out..
but then often you're wrong.
Nothing is as simple as it seems..hmm..lately this person confused me more.

Life

This weekdn so busy..
work friday-sunday and library and revise and essay..lol
Today was damn crowded, n somehow Mil forgot to put 2 ppl in box off, so only me alone did the box today...got queque soo long! lucky Mil came n help out, otherwise will just die of sheer exhaustion hoho..

Btw, dad called..told me Brino was sick. so sad.. wish i can still see him again.. he's been wit me practically more than half of my life ! got him when i was 9 yrs old i think..
that's the sad thing of having a pet.. u love them so much, but got so sad when they got sick.. :(

Thankful?

Interesting lectures today frm Armand Leroi, abt limb formation.
Just crossed my mind that we're really lucky to be born healthy (as in wit complete limbs etc)..bcos so many many things can go wrong & it's all one hell of a complicated process.
:)
so
l.o.v.e your body = eat well + sleep enough + exercise more

Oh and also talked a lot wit Juan & Amber yesterday, made me realise other things, we're lucky (put it, unbelieveably lucky) to b able to study in uni. esp.imperial & in london. which is like, one of the best science university in UK. Lots of ppl dun hv chance like this, so make the most of it & don't waste it.
"Luck is when careful preparation meets a chance"

"If you fail to prepare, then you prepare to fail"
(actually those two sayings made me more stressed thinking abt revision)
..been spending abt 3 hrs just browsing, slacking..
better get back to work!
Manda did her 1st exam yesterday alrd, arghhhh...why bio exams are like, so damn late!!! (actually, biochem is as late as bio, Nicholas told me this morning).

nostalgic

Why..hmm..
worked this weekend.. did all 3 : box off/concessions/floor.
and when I was cleaning the screen yesterday, suddenly this nostalgic memory just came up..sweet memories in cinema long time ago.

End of freedom

Haven't write in a while..
since last week got so busy, Silvia & Diana were here (staying at my place) for a a week :)
Felt a bit bad can't accompny them everyday, btu we went out this one day..lunch wit all the girls * dinner wit all the guys, damn fun! Darius was hilarious,c an't stop laughing for one whole nite !!
Then we went for lots of nice meals..jap,chinese,ice creams, etc.

Yesterday I worked from 6.30-2 am in the morning! thx God Andrew helped me with the closing, otherwise i think i will be just dead seriously. It was fun tho, since everyone was so friendly :) but it really was tiring, imagine standing up for 8 hrs straight, no break, since it was hectic & busy yesterday.

Oh & I read finished 'Tuesday's with Morrie", that book is AMAZING. a must read for everyone!!
"Love wins. Love always wins"

"Accept what you are able to do and what you don't"

Tuesday's with Morrie

Been reading Mitch Albom's "Tuesday's with Morrie" these few days..
very meaningful book !
makes me think abt lots of things.
Morrie said to Mitch : "Every single day, when you wake up..asks yourself : 'Is today the day? , Am I doing all I need to be doing ? Am I being the person I want to be?'

Feeling of fullfillment (?)

Really2x..truly..physically exhausted today!!
went to Westway Stable in the morning..muck out 6 stables from 9-2 pm (5 hrs straight, wit like, 5 min break to get a drink and ate my apple).
Groomed some..talked2x to a guy (dunno who his name is, but his daughter was there for the pony day)..get to know Rheana & Dan. Sarah came by in lunchtime.
Rode Sparky in the afternoon, he got spooked by a plastic bag in the arena, but he was by far the most comfy pony I tried there ! so smooth (eg : smooth stride).
So exhausted when i went back (arrive home at 7pm ish, bloody bus 391 was late again). but feeling rested and happy. I think i really do have a physical craving to be near horses to calm me down :)!*

Anyway, been thinking a bit.. it just suddenly occured to me on the bus on the way home today... it's just, what i've always been good at ? i sort of asked myself this question..then i realised, what i've ALWAYS been good at is organising things & be a leader (don't mean to sound like a show off, but i know i AM good in organising things). Ever since I was in primary school, i always been elected as head class, head prefect, head of student body etc.. and i always loved it so much! i love being in an organisation, i love working with ppl & especially leading ppl (not in a bossy sort of way), but i do know I have a decent enough leadership abilities. Ok so what makes me think abt this all of a sudden?
Its just...I do like biology, but somehow, i got this feeling that this is not what I shd be doing. I like it, but i'm not exceptionally good at it. And frankly, with a bio degree..its pretty tough to find a good job really. So i've been thinking..maybe..I had chosen a wrong course? there is a probablity that the reason I feel like this maybe bcos lately i've been revising non stop, and I sort of meet a dead end in the cell bio part.. i really do feel like, dunno..
But, yeah, I do realise one thing, i'm good at organising things, so why don't I take a course or do a degree in that part?

Another thing, if I just want to do a degree in subject that I'm good at, I do know I will have to take equine science, i know i'm good at horsemanship. Everything abt horses and horse riding just came so naturally to me, it's always been easy for me to understand different personalities of horses and figure out their likes and dislikes, how exactly do they like to be ridden, which horses need reassurances and which ones doesn't like you to order him around. I just knew. This is also due to the training i got frm the best ever trainer, James, he and I just clicks. I really2x miss those times when I used to have riding lessons frm him. It felt just like, me, him, and the horse, in our own little world. Where everything just seems to fade away. Really miss those times...will never ever happened aagin sadly, bcos even tho now my horses (chief n kim) are still trained by him..but now he's too busy & he got too many riders and horses to trained all at once.
Anyway, ok gtg now..

Peace

Finally,
I feel at peace now with all the stuff..and can finally accept it :)
*happy*

Happiness

Back in London now!
Had a greaattt time in edinburgh :)
the pics above are of me & pang, super sunny after like snow/hail storm 10 min before (yeap, we're soo 'lucky' to get the lovely wind/snow/hail storm !)..and the other one was in front of the castle (while waiting for my dad to choose which whisky to buy).

Wish could stay longer there! and yep i will surely come again ( and krispy kremes!) to visit and disturb pang again..so nice to talk n spend time wit her, really felt like all those sweet old times in concord :)

Today went to IC, swim & library..did some catch up wit revision (since ..i've been salcking this whole week haha). Then met up wit mom n dad for lunch at Four Season (yummyyy)..met Fofo, SY, YS, alice, ian (ex-concordian) there as well. Met up wit Mita at the hotel as well...(hmm good idea to go to Brighton and visit her someday!).

Anyway, yep yesterday gw msg dia gt nanya knp kt putus n gw jg bilang kl slama ini gw ms care ma dia lbh dr temen (trus yg ada tadi gw bener2x takut/deg2an gt mo baca reply dari dia..bego abis). Trus akhirnya gw baca jg tu reply dr dia, n dia blg kl itu bener emang mslh jarak n satu lagi, kt ber2 ga pinter komunikasi..iya sih stlh gw pikir2x emang komunikasi kt bener2x ga jalan abis. Satu lagi, kt ber2 pgn ngrasain yg nmnya jadian tp bkn ld gt. Yep bener jg krn so far kt ber2 blm perna yg nmnya jadian yg bkn ld gt..en iya bgt gw jg g mau ld lagi kl dsuruh ato dminta skrg juga gw ga mau. Lalu dia jg blg, emang ada org ld yg sukses gt tp makan biaya gede, kl utk itu gw g gt stuju..krn sbenernya kl itu juga bisa diusahain kl emang mau n niat.iya ga sih, kya gw aja beli kartu tlpn dsini emang nya murah..tp bisa lah kalo itu, trus kan ada msn n email jg gt skrg. Tapi y uda lah toh smua itu skrg jg uda lewat. Uda ga bisa diapa2in lagi,mgk emang bener kl wkt itu gw lbh komunikasi ma dia...smuanya mgk ms bs dbenerin. tp y apa bole buat, n gw jg g nyesel ko pts ma dia..utk skrg y gini lah yg trbaik bwt kt bedua.

Edinburgh!

I'm in Edinburgh!!

arrived yesterday by train..mom n dad stayed at their hotel, Ramada. I stay at Pang's place. Rain so hard when we came..went back to Pang's place after stopping by at Shuhei's place to get the sleeping bag. Cooked jap burger for dinner, looked damn pretty wit all d salad n french bread hehe..
Shu, Alex, Tetsuro came for dinner. Talked2x..shd go to Brighton someday !
Watched Brokeback at nite! disturbing images at 1st, but they looked sweet in the end, jake gyllenhall is so cute ! "I wish I knew how to quit you" (Jack Twist, Brokeback Mountain)
Krispy Kremes for breakfast..went to castle. Exp 4 season in 1 day! rain-sun-snow storm-sunny again..damn. Ate super nice lunch at this cafe at the castle, seafood rissoto...cafe at Elepahant Cafe (where JK rowling wrote HP!!)..went back order pizza. dye pang's hair purple!

Westway Stable !! :)

Westway stable !! yipee..
ok..I found an advert in Imp Volunteer Centre : a stable hand is needed in Westway Stable, near Latimer Road tube stn, Hammersmith..got very very excited, immediately contactted IVC and asked for Westway's contact details..got the details, called Sarah Tuvey (the owner), she said ok just come anytime..

Went there on Thursday, got a bit lost on the way..turns out it is situated in Westway Sports Centre!!!
underneath the flyover! still amazes me how the hell the horses get used to the noise, mine will go absolutely bonkers there. :)
Met Sarah, v.friendly, showed me ard & introduce all the horses to me :). Met Jane (othe volunteer), Robert (Poland guy, he lives there), Tamara (16 yr old, German?, works there).
Stay there and help mucking out (=cleaning the stables, changing straws, bedding, threw away the soiled & wet bedding etc), groomed the horses, went back home absolutely exhausted! but happy!!
p.s : took 1 hr by bus 295 frm Orient, or 30 min by tube.

Went there again yesterday morning..frm 9-3 pm :) help muck out, groom , clean etc.. (what a workout! basically, my body ached all over, from shoveling all the straws etc..been awhile since i used to do that back in Heather's place in Shrewsbury).
Rode Bonnie! she was FUN! either she went extremely FAST or very SLOW... Sue also rode Rosie (other volunteer).
Oh and the dogs there are extremely hyper active but friendly !! :) hehe..
plus I denoted Paddy as my fave horse now :) and Sparky ..and Tinkie
Spice is so cute, tri-coloureed, but she IS a mare really..all cranky sometime.

Also been to library everytime after I came back from the stable..really help me to concentrate more (after working with the horses) :) !!

Ok, gtg//in library as well now..(might as well call librar my 2nd home these days) ..i've been spending like.4-8 hrs every single day here since holiday started haha..

Westway Stable !! :)

Westway stable !! yipee..
ok..I found an advert in Imp Volunteer Centre : a stable hand is needed in Westway Stable, near Latimer Road tube stn, Hammersmith..got very very excited, immediately contactted IVC and asked for Westway's contact details..got the details, called Sarah Tuvey (the owner), she said ok just come anytime..

Went there on Thursday, got a bit lost on the way..turns out it is situated in Westway Sports Centre!!!
underneath the flyover! still amazes me how the hell the horses get used to the noise, mine will go absolutely bonkers there. :)
Met Sarah, v.friendly, showed me ard & introduce all the horses to me :). Met Jane (othe volunteer), Robert (Poland guy, he lives there), Tamara (16 yr old, German?, works there).
Stay there and help mucking out (=cleaning the stables, changing straws, bedding, threw away the soiled & wet bedding etc), groomed the horses, went back home absolutely exhausted! but happy!!
p.s : took 1 hr by bus 295 frm Orient, or 30 min by tube.

Went there again yesterday morning..frm 9-3 pm :) help muck out, groom , clean etc.. (what a workout! basically, my body ached all over, from shoveling all the straws etc..been awhile since i used to do that back in Heather's place in Shrewsbury).
Rode Bonnie! she was FUN! either she went extremely FAST or very SLOW... Sue also rode Rosie (other volunteer).
Oh and the dogs there are extremely hyper active but friendly !! :) hehe..
plus I denoted Paddy as my fave horse now :) and Sparky ..and Tinkie
Spice is so cute, tri-coloureed, but she IS a mare really..all cranky sometime.

Also been to library everytime after I came back from the stable..really help me to concentrate more (after working with the horses) :) !!

Ok, gtg//in library as well now..(might as well call librar my 2nd home these days) ..i've been spending like.4-8 hrs every single day here since holiday started haha..