Back In Brunei (Part 1)

Part 1 of 4

"It's extremely hot!" I exclaimed while simultaneously hugging my family and sweating profusely at the arrival hall.

Getting back to Bruneian weather was quite the challenge. From -30 to 30 and above. That's a 60 degree difference!

I put my hand into the fridge at home and I can't feel anything cold at all.

"Is the fridge working?" I ask.

"No I think your system's just broken", my father says.

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I watched quite a lot of movies this summer. Let me make a list!

Spiderman 3
A lot of people have issues with Peter's character shifting from his normal look to 'emo' look. I think, although it's not done very well, it's the only way to show that Peter was being controlled by that symbiote. And the fight scenes with the Sandman and Venom were very well done. I enjoyed it without a doubt.

Pirates Of The Carribean 3
I didn't watch the 2nd one. But the Singaporeans I feel were portrayed wrongly. And instead of saying "More steam", Chow Yun-Fatt should've said "MORE STEAM LAAAA!!!"

Shrek 3
A hilarious film. And I thought Justin Timberlake was going to sing a little. But I guess not. I don't think SexyBack should be played to children under 10.

Ocean's Thirteen
I can still remember some parts of the dialog (because I watched it thrice). Acting by Al Pacino is superb. And the mashup of all these great actors. Brad Pitt. Clooney. Matt Damon. And that cool Chinese guy.

AND HOW DOES EVERYONE IN THE TEAM KNOW HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE!?!?!

Transformers
All the boys need to watch this film. It has everything. Cars transforming into robots. Slowmotion Matrix-esque camera rotation action while there's two rockets careening past the camera. Geeky-kid-to-boy-who-holds-the-key (or more accurately the glasses)-to-the-world's-safety plot. Sexy-girl-who's-out-with-the-jock-but-then-ends-up-hooking-up-with-the-geeky-kid love story. Linkin Park music at the near end. Little spots of humour here and there. I enjoyed watching this film, even after three times.

And there's this new film that's coming out which looks very interesting. I call it KL Drift. But I think it's called Haru Biru or something else I can't remember!

It's got Protons and Toyotas all souped up and drifting and making tires squeal. Malaysia is going to be South East Asia's Japan.

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So I've been hitting the gym quite frequently lately with Jason and occasionally Teo to prevent fats from amassing in the wrong places and looking... weird.

When some people saw me for the first time in a long time, they said "You look more muscular."

I reply saying... "Nah... I'm just ROBUST".

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And oh yea, I'm 18 now. Had my birthday a couple of days ago.

All I can say is just...

Legal. I just despise that word.

A Wedding, The Poo Plant, Sussex

But first, let me start off by saying...



REALLY! Look at me!

Besides the tragic weight gain...

I attended a wedding anniversary last week.
A 50th anniversary to be precise.
And I was asked to play the piano again.
I had fun. And $50 at the end of it.


Here's me in my 'barong'.



An expensive bouquet.



People dancing to a waltz.



And part of the appetizer... Being the quite hard-wired Asian I was, I was wondering...

"Where are the spoons?"

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My Chemical Engineering class went to a Wastewater Treatment Facility (read: poo plant).



At the end of the trip, we were put in groups of threes and were made to present the wastewater treatment process.
We were told to get creative, so I made a very interesting 6-minute video.
It took me about 12-13 hours to complete the video.
And after the video, my team-mate Mark asked me...

"Are ya sure yer not called to do something else?"

Sure, that sounded very discouraging to hear, but then quickly said;

"Chemical Engineers need to present stuff like that all the time. You'll be making lotsa money when you're working!"


Here's me and my group at the entrance.

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I went to Sussex one weekend with my friend Katie.


Very pleasant sunsets.



At one of the town landmarks.



With Becca.
The cows' names are Daisy and Buttercup.
I don't know who is who though.


Becca, Me, Katie, Chris. The photographer is Graham.



Me with the family dog. Notice how I'm not freaking out.


Katie had a huge collection of old vinyl, and we looked at some of them. She had records of Bee Gees and the Village People in very good condition.

And at the end of my Sussex trip I was handed these two records which I consider classic.



Ah, The Carpenters and The Von Trapp Family.


And I also got a very huge chocolate rabbit from Katie's mother!



This should've been all eaten up by now, considering my increasing addiction to chocolate.
But somehow, I keep forgetting to eat the thing because of my intense exam period!

Note: I don't have periods because of exams. I am having a time-period of exams.

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Random

One morning I decided to get up early,
and go to school at 7o clock to do some odd hour studying.



And here's me, Fadia and Mark,
one more time for our presentation.



This is Desiree. She doesn't want me to go back to Brunei.
*cue for 'awwwwww'*



Sunglasses rampage!! We took just before going to the Poo Plant.



Ali, Fadia, Me, Fatima, John and Stephanie.



Overall, things have gotten better.
I'm much happier with my grades.
I only get depressed once in a while.
And I guess I'll be back in a month.



And the countdown timer is ticking pretty quickly...
I AM EXCITE!!!