Then we wandered home.

Gambar kurang clear. Tapi basically what happened was:

1) Ibu masak ayam masak merah and sayur campur for me and Mira to eat yay! So she made extras for me to take back to my lovely neighbours Charlotte and Phil back at my hall.

2) Balik hall, panaskan lauk, masak nasi then offer diorang makan makanan Malaysia cehh.

3) Saya ajar diorang makan dengan tangan! Hello mat salleh mana lah pernah makan nasi suap dengan tangan. Being the sporting people that they are, they happily tried.

4) Rice spilt everywhere haha. So lepas tu kesian nak makan pun susah, diorang pun makan dengan fork and knife.

5) HABIS LICIN pinggan diorang! Phil yang mula-mula nak nasi separuh je duk tambah nasi, and Charlotte kept saying "That was heavenly." Awh :')

Tinggal ayam seketul for my breakfast haha. Next time, I'm cooking hihi. Yes I can cook okay, just not very well.

Take me somewhere nice.

I'm back in Manshestah yay! Rindu lah pulak. Yes I was in Rome for about 5 days, and it was an unbelievable experience.

Actually kan, pergi pun macam by chance gila. Ibu had a conference there, and she asked if I wanted to go meet up with her there. Memang lah nak, tapi I said no lah kan cos ada kelas. Pastu tengok-tengok the week she went was my mid-sem break ngahahah oh yeah don't you just love when things like that come together so beautifully hee. Dapat jumpa Ibu after berbulan-bulan merindu AND AND dapat pergi a city I've only seen in pictures and movies and envisioned from books. Memang tak sangka akan dapat pergi.

Ibu and I stayed at this cute little B&B, Orti Di Trastevere in south Rome and the owners baik sangat. Brothers Maurizio and Eduardo. They were so helpful and kind and welcoming.

Rome is gorgeous. I've wanted to go since forever. Masa sekolah dulu belajar History of the Romans and all, memang hati ni tertarik sangat nak tengok the ancient ruins and the beautiful little buildings. Romans were such fascinating people. Cara hidup diorang, how they dressed, what they ate, how they built freaking huge buildings, kekejaman Emperors, the gory torture methods they used on traitors and enemies, the scandals in the city, menarik gila kot. Really fascinating stuff tau.

Dah mimpi-mimpi nak tengok the Colloseum. All the gladiator fights they held there. The place is ginormous. Like, omg besar gila nak mati. Tak boleh bayang kan how they built that thousands of years ago. Pantheon pun dapat pergi.

Oh and due to the fact that I am 'a bit' of a Dan Brown fanatic, memang Angels and Demons lah weh! Omg I was like on cloud 9 bila dapat pergi semua tempat dalam buku tu. Target memang nak pergi all the sites Robert Langdon was at. Piazza Navona, St. Peter's Square, Trevi Fountain and all the rest. It was amazing. To be there, physically there. Not just imagining it. Ya Allah.

Then Ibu and I went to Ostia Antica, which is like an old Roman port city that's only ruins now. Tinggal batu-bata je. But it's pretty much in tact dari segi layout. Ada cemetary, theater, apartments and shops. Haih manusia-manusia zaman dulu memang sophisticated sangat, it's awesome.

We had real Italian food in Italy! Spaghetti, pizza, gelato all hand made by Italians. That was cool. Makan makanan yang memang invented there, rasa memang lain lah. The pizza oh my gosh the pizza.

Ohh and one more thing yang macam woah sikit. Italian men, Ya Rabbi indah nya ciptaan Tuhan. Memang terdiam beberapa kali lah senang cakap. There was this one time, we had to cross this particularly posh street cos nak pergi Spanish steps, and lalu tepi this guy yang macam, macam mana nak cakap eh? You know those models you see on the runway who model for like Armani and Gucci apa semua tu, hah macam tu lah. He was so so so tall, and impeccably dressed in this like office suit and was so smart and cool and macam gaaaaahhhh. Tergamam weh, macam lalu tepi tu terdiam sekejap. Dalam hati rasa macam 'haihh kalau lah kau Islam, memang kau flawless kot.' Hahahahah okay dah dah gila sikit sorry.

ANYWAY, yes Rome was lovely. Macam childhood fantasy come true dapat pergi. Seriously. And how it was all unexpected, and I got to make the trip with my awesome Mum made it even more special. Love you Ibu.

She's with me in Manchester now. Staying over to see my place. Dah bawak tour city, my Law school, my hall semua. It's nice that she knows what my place is like. Rasa comfortable. We spent our Raya on a plane sadly, breakfast Raya makan cheese sandwich --' sumpah sedih. Haha tapi memorable.

I wish I could write in more detail, tapi mengantuk lah. I've actually just finished re-writing my notes. Yes that's how I study in case you didn't know. Dah buat notes, buat lagi sekali. Macam takde kerja kan nak tulis-tulis balik, but masa Asasi it worked lah jugak sikit hahaha. Sebab bila berkali-kali tengok benda sama sampai rasa nak muntah memang akan ingat lah. We'll see if it works here, tengah experiment with studying techniques.

Banyak kerja dah sekarang. Work hard, play hard. InsyaAllah boleh. Having Ibu here's giving me semangat though. Yeah let's do this!

Btw, Tg I know how we planned to go to Rome together one day kan. We will okay. Amin. Nanti kita jalan sama-sama eh. We go with Nadiayam and Jaja and Hunnymadu and Lisaliso. It'll be the bomb. I miss you.

Oh.

Tak sangka rupa-rupa nya ada jugak orang yang baca blog ni. I mean, selain daripada the "bright lights" on the side bawah ni, I didn't think anybody else read this blog.

Hahahah okay. Thanks. Rome, here I come!

In another life this might have been.

I'm touched. I'm flattered. I'm honoured.

I'm also really, really sorry. Unfortunately, it's just how it is. I hope we'll still be okay.

KITA COOL EH EH.

now my worries are gone.

I'm supposed to be finishing an essay tapi tengah break sekejap sebab otak dah blur macam nak gila. So just nak cakap that my dear sweet adorable super dee duper friend Aliah Selamat made a video for me. Like a proper video, with music and pictures and animation semua tu (tak sangka dia tere buat pulak ahaha) and omg omg omg dah menangis macam apa dah aku tengok weh.

I've never had anyone like literally take their time make a video for me. Nak kumpul gambar, edit, tambah lagu, potong sana potong sini, Ya Allah sumpah terharu sangat tak tahu macam mana nak cakap.

I'd put it up to share her awesome masterpiece here, tapi dalam video tu ada gambar rambut kami berterbangan situ sini hahahah. Ya lah dah room mates mesti lah camwhoring selalu. Hidup kolej Mawar ngahaha.

I love you Aliah, I'll say it a million times. And Aina you too. Berpisah kita bertiga kan, sumpah sedih. We'll meet up when I get back to Malaysia nanti eh. WAJIB!

I got a few snapshots of the really sweet parts in the video that really got the tears flowing. Bayangkan baca benda ni pastu background lagu Count On Me by Bruno Mars tu. Tak basah pulak muka dengan air mata dibuat nya.

WAAAAAAAAAAAA :''( I'm tearing up again just writing this.

I love you beautiful. Jangan lupa kat aku ni tau. Jauh di mata, dekat di hati ecece. Kisses and hugs to the both of you lovely darlings. SKYPE ada okay. Dah dah aku nak buat kerja ni kalau duk tengok muka korang habis basah kertas ni.

Love you.

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1 month! I have survived here for officially 1 month!

Wah, ini macam kena celebrate je. I didn't breakdown rindu Malaysia dan semua yang sewaktu dengan nya. Yay! Macam tak percaya pun ada jugak tau. Pejam celik dah sebulan aku kat sini. What have I been doing actually? Duk termenung je rindu family and friends ahaha. Tak lah. Alhamdulillah.

Still have things that I need to sort out. Hopefully boleh settle kan cepat. Pening kepala.

And omg I need to study. Shit. Takde mood nak bukak buku lah. Uninspired gila. Gedik kan, study pun nak inspiration lah tahapa jadah. Tak sedar diri. Maybank bagi warning nanti baru tahu haa dah dah tak nak fikir macam tu. First class mari hihi.

Oh and Rome tak payah lah violence and riots macam tu dah eh, please.

sweet dreams that we knew so well.

Wow it's been a while yes? Hmm haa. Entah lah, every time terasa nak tulis otak jadi blurred up and macam, entah. Ni pun macam tulis atas desakan orang (ahaha Tg :) Anyway yup I'm here now so let's see what random words I can put together to make sentences.

Yes I am in Manchester! Haha gila. Tapi betul. I've been here 24 days roughly. Ya Allah, 24 days dah. Nearly one month. Shoo that went by fast. Things have just been pretty hectic. Settling things like accommodation, classes, winter clothes and whatnot. Dah lah cuaca kat sini, Ya Rabbi. It's cold, yup very cold. And the fantastic thing is it's only getting colder. Tapi kan, I don't really mind. Except for the fact that my skin gets like dry and that, I like it cold. Sebab boleh bundle up in lots of layers which I actually like. And boleh bundle up bawah duvet tepi heater so macam, best.

I think it still hasn't sunk in that I'm here. By myself. No relatives nearby. No close friends. I'm having to make friends from scratch. Macam asasi lagi sekali. So if it's like asasi, I hope I make some awesome friends like I did back then. I knew I always wanted to have this experience, I guess I just never thought about how I would really feel if it really happened. This is scary.

But God has given me blessings. Things that have made it easier to handle being here. Alhamdulillah. Ada teman se-Law, hee Mira I'm so glad you're here witb me. Walaupun masa asasi tak pernah tegur, we're together now kan haha. And the seniors here are friendly. So welcoming. And my hall mates are so lovely. And I've met some awesome people in the lectures so kelas memang seronok sekarang.

I'm still adjusting though. I don't think I'll stop adjusting for a while. Skype and call Ibu and Ayah memang wajib. They keep me sane, honestly. They're the ones who keep me going. Haih okay tak nak tulis pasal parents nanti menangis kang masalah pulak tak tidur aku malam ni ish.

So yeah lectures have been pretty okay. The lecturers are super supportive, always making sure kita actually faham apa benda diorang merapu kat depan tu so they have question sessions and dialu-alukan untuk pergi jumpa diorang. One of my lecturers, the one I have for Public Law I and Constitutional Law, Dr Rodney Brazier, was apparently advisor to the Queen or something dulu so mamang dia sangat pakar bidang tu. Rasa macam rugi kalau tak petik at his brain kan.

Hmm tu je kot buat masa ni. I miss my family. I miss my friends. Oh and I wanna say thank you tau to the awesome people who sent me off kat KLIA haritu. Sumpah terharu sangat korang sanggup datang :') tak sangka gila. I look at the pictures and watch the videos all the freaking time - which doesn't exactly help me miss you less haha tapi makes me feel better.

I will come home.