Life was like a box of chocolates.

That video was supposed to be my upcoming project as soon as I finished my exams, well at least it was, until a friend of mine came along and pitched his idea to me.  You wanna know what his big idea was? He asked me to tag along with him on a cycling trip to Brighton.  Is that it? To cycle all the way to Brighton, which is about 100km away from the metropolitan city of London? Was that it?  So that's how far London- Brighton is. In all honesty, this route has been done by many. Heck, from the research that we did, we found out that some university's cycling society even managed to head there early in the morning and still managed to return to London for their 9am lectures! How crazy is that? And to top it off, they managed it using just normal commuting bikes, not the racing road bike types that both and I are thinking of right now! Now that's mad.  The proposal did not end there.  The trip to Brighton is just the medium goal, the main event ...

Last week, days before I sat for my first paper, I had this crazy idea for a video.  Given that this is the third and final year for my friends and me, I figured why not film a video about it. In the video, the host could ask them questions like: what is your best experience here so far?  how do you feel about finishing your studies soon?  will you miss being a university student? having studied overseas for the past three years, what are your words of advice to students back home?  then somewhere in there, if possible, we could even make some sort of a shout out to our sponsors! Thank you this/ that for making our dreams come true or something like that.  Alright, maybe the questions sound a bit cliche, but I am hoping that the participants would give out interesting responses to them. I had a vision of filming them in various location, just so that they will be more relaxed as the camera is rolling. In fact, the more chilled I can get them to be...

Lee was here the week before, and luckily during my trip to the local Tesco I realised that the cream cheese was sold half price. Then it occurred to me, hey why not I make another batch of cheesecake so that we can all just sit down and enjoy it while we talk.  So there it is, a plan was finally in place; ingredients sourced, so the only thing left was the execution.  Luckily enough, I need not wait long for an opportunity to present itself... That Monday night, as soon as Lee and Nik left for the library, burning the midnight oil, I finally got the kitchen for myself. Time to set up shop... After two hours being in the oven, then left overnight to chill in the fridge, voila~ I present to you, the final product.  Dig in guys... The next day, as I was about to officiate the cake, I ran into Sara. It so happened that she was actually on her way to Sainsbury's to get a cake, hence, it was only fitting for me to invite her over. Rezeki ko lah, Sa...

This is sad. It's like, the end of an era for me. I've followed the show eversince it began, and now it is finally over. It's just so surreal!  Ted finally met his wife, the much-awaited mother. Yeay him.  But in the end, she died. After much mourning coupled with the blessings of his children, he finally got back with Robin, his life-long best friend. Surprising? Well not really. Those two had a very long history of being on and off countless times.  Some say that the ending pretty much resembles the movie Definitely Maybe, again one of my favorite movies. In that movie Ryan Reynolds got married, had a child, then he got divorced. He told her the story of how he met the mother, then after some drama here and there, he finally tracked back his old lover, April (played by Isla Fisher) and they got together. Yeay them. If you ask me, the main moral of the story is, nothing in life turns out the way we think it will be, hence the best that we can...

They say Asians have a thing for food, unlike their counterparts in the Western hemisphere, when it is time to eat, we'd rather go for a dish that tastes good rather than the one that is healthy. It is not that we are oblivious of the health benefits of the food in front of us, but instead when it comes to enjoying our food, we trust our mouth more than our head, savvy? After Friday prayer yesterday, the three of us, me and my friends decided to explore a new dining place near Euston station that serves roti canai.  The place is a bit small with only about ten tables, and there aren't any waiters around too. In front, there was just this guy who makes the roti canai together with this Chinese lady who by herself served, manned the cashier and cleaned the tables. Regardless of all that, like I said, we only came for the food. So we could not care less about the fact that it took the lady quite some time to take our order. She looked scary at first, but as we joked w...

Have you ever felt that you are out of place? That feeling that no matter how hard you try to fit in, you just don't belong there? That was exactly how I felt last Friday night during the engagement session with my organization.  As I looked around me, I noticed how enthusiastic my friends were. They were asking about career prospects, work benefits, how the environment in the HQ was like and many more; you know, the 'heavy' stuff. And there I was, sitting in a table with just me and a lady from the London office, talking about her family.  As far as I can recall, the most serious topic the two of us talked about was about the return ticket booking. Other than that, we chatted about her life experience: back in the day, she did not managed to sit for her final exam because her second child was due at the time. Left as a single parent, with two kids, she grabbed any opportunities that came her way in order to survive. Then, she got into our organization. Person...

It was a celebration.  These people were a combination of both families and friends of the bride and groom. The atmosphere was fun, everybody seems to be enjoying themselves. In a nutshell, the day was simply glorious. The celebrated couple looked very happy. Smiles never seemed to leave their faces.  Then the celebration ended. Everybody made their way home after wishing the best of luck to the couple and congratulating them.  The groom He stood by the balcony, looking far into the rainy evening. Unfortunately, there was not much that can be seen at the moment, covered by the rain and the clouds. As his eyes gazed upon the vast body of land, he felt so blessed that finally found her. After looking for so long, he finally found her, the one who would complete his life.  The wife Done with his alone moment, he returned into the living room to continue his job. There is still much work to be done, he thought to himself while taking a seat near t...