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bienvenidos a la zeef'sbrainjuice

bah sadang sadang tah.

Anyway so I'm in spain at the moment. I'm staying in a quaint little town called Requena. It used to be a moorish fort back in the days of El Cid, it's rich with history and known for it's red wine and it has a vast network of underground tunnels beneath it. I.E boring.

The house we stay in is pretty good actually, it's got everything you could ask for. Except entertainment. Seriously, there's nothing to do here which explains why I decided to update this dusty old blog of mine. Requena is boring as hell, nothing's open after 8 pm. And NOTHING opens at all in sunday.

Flying is fun once you go solo (no instructor to yell at you all the time). But that doesn't mean I can mess around, I need to use the time carefully and practice the maneuvres I was taught so I can pass the proficiency tests haha.

Sigh I hate it here, I can't wait to get back to the UK and resume my training there. At least there's a lot of stuff there to do...and most of all... it's one step closer to home.

I've been away from home for almost 9 months straight now. And to be honest, I've had it. After all, home is where the heart is and I've been a heartless bastard for 9 months now. My brothers said there were a lot of changes back at home, the house looks way different now. And I have a room of my own now. I can't wait to check it out.

My flying instructor's name is Xavier Camiruaga. He yells...a lot. Which is kinda depressing, but I think I'm used to it now..I think. He's kinda like me, I yell when I have to teach someone something. So maybe this is god's way of showing me how people feel when I do that. Ah well.

No one speaks english here AT ALL. Seriously, i'm getting tired of saying "No ablo espanol" all the time

Spanish guy: Que hora este?
Me: No ablo espanol

Spanish girl: Tú eres un muchacho guapo
Me: No ablo espanol

Asian guy: Oh my god finally a fellow chinese guy! Nice to meet you! which part of china are you from?
Me: No ablo espanol


One's home is like a delicious piece of pie you order in a restaurant on a country road one cozy evening - the best piece of pie you have ever eaten in your life - and can never find again. After you leave home, you may find yourself feeling homesick, even if you have a new home that has nicer wallpaper and a more efficient dishwasher than the home in which you grew up. ~Lemony Snicket


Adios amigos

I'll sing it one last time for you

Tonight marked the end of 2008 and the start of 2009 and I can't help but wonder how it went by so fast. As I solemnly gaze out the window into the foggy night,I feel like I have achieved nothing apart from getting this scholarship. When I saw the fireworks I can't help but feel a bit sad at how unsatisfying 2008 has been. I haven't done anything of note, still don't have a girlfriend and etc etc you get me. As we were watching the new year celebrations on the TV my colleague pointed out how pointless celebrating the new year is, I silently disagreed as I think it's the mark of a new beginning, a chance to improve oneself for the better and the hope of seeing another year. It's a strange feeling you know, spending raya, b'days and new year away from home. Bah I should stop my silly ramblings.

Oh I had one of those funny weird awkward elevator moments tonight, I was going going up in the elevator and was joined by 3 girls and a guy who were obviously drunk (there was a new year party at the hotel)

One of the girls : When does china celebrate it's new year? (smiles)
Me : Oh I'm not chinese ( I get this a lot)
same girl : So when's the chinese new year?
Me : ( Realising the futility of this conversation) Oh I'm guessing sooner because china's time is faster than here
the lady to her friends: hear that ? the chinese celebrate earlier!
At this point sampai udah floor dorang, the girl stroked my chin, wished me a happy new year and said love you guys hahaha.

So anyway I just want to wish you guys happy new year, and I hope 2009 will be kind for all of us and may your resolutions come to fruition *hackspit* . Think of it as a new start, hmm that sounds nice doesn't it? maybe I need one of those.

I doubt you'll be hearing from me again so adios, goodbye and most of all.......thank you.

Go your own way

Hey folks. I know I haven't posted in a while and for that...I won't apologise. I'm stuck in this hotel near this mall and I'm losing money faster than you can say monthly wage bonuses. I am now bored as hell and am now just sitting on this chair using Afif's laptop watching Izzat playing Guitar hero world tour on expert ( I swear he's too good with this game, it's scary). I'm not so bad myself, can play all songs on medium and some on hard but I doubt you care about that.

Anyway I'm leaving soon for spain where I will do the first parts of my flight training, on the 11th of January to be exact. I'm not certain whether we will have internet or not in the place we'll be living in. So just in case that we don't....Goodbye for two months =)

I've got about 8 months left till I go back to Brunei. And the past 6 months have been pretty fast, I hope it stays that way because I can't wait to see my friends and family back home. But I can't help but dread about the possibility of awkward silences and forgotten names when I get back, but that's normal after all this distance I guess. Oh well I shouldn't worry about it now.

Truth is I'm sad about something. But I don't feel like talking about it so for now I'll just simply don this mask of okay-ness as I normally do.

Winter's approaching

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Pfft mana sajuk

Portsmouth

Last friday after going back to school, me, Aiman, Zudien and Muk hopped on a train and went to portsmouth to visit his sister and her husband and children. Aku ikut pasal ada masakan orang brunei kali ah hahaha. The prices of branded goods there are unbelievably cheap. I bought a sweet pair of timberland shoes and a pair of pumas, a practical rain jacket + wind breaker, some beanies and some clothes. We went home Sunday, satisfied. Broke but satisfied.

Me, Muk and Zudien on the ferry from portsmouth harbor to portsmouth. It was raining heavily and the winds felt like Icy cold daggers.

Iski wah kan makan.Lama udah nda makan kari ayam, tom yam, nasi yang proper, BANDUNG, sausage since sausage sini selalunya pork. Banyak lagi lah goodies like your mom used to make.

Me and the guys trying out our new beanies. Nda saiz.

Antaaah

Memalui di class, Aiman buat tai lalat macam si muk, Fakhri jadi orang middle aged, si arif Jadi hitler

Kami kacau si Aiman tidur

Esehmen ramley

May the wind be on your backs

Forgive me for the lack of updates. Life here at Cranfield has been pretty busy as of late and if you were in my dirty, worn and slightly damaged shoes, you would understand. And also forgive me for rarely ever going online. By the time I get back to my room from school it'll already be 12 AM for you guys so there's little point...but what I am sorry for the most is being a bad friend. .... I have 4 months of boring groundschool left till I start flying, then it'll be worth it. Maybe then I can wear my Ray-bans without feeling like 'sitaie'.

I've been blog hopping and I found out that you guys had this farewell dinner. Judging from the pictures, I'm glad you guys had an awesome time. Everyone looked so good. Makes me wanna give musa a big fuck you and fly back to Brunei for the night. Good luck to all the scholarshippers, Jangan lupa diri. When you guys get here I'll try to visit as much of you guys as possible on the weekends, If I have enough cash.

Here's my UK phone number: 07594281707
My Brunei phone number : 8989414

Uk Adress : Azeef Khalid
Room 96,Mitchell hall,cranfield university,
Cranfield bedfordshire
Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL
United Kingdom


Don't be afraid to visit if you have time. Oh and be sure to tell me your address once you settled in. Would make my life a lot easier. And please once you get a UK line, call me up to say hi. Would be very nice to hear a Bruneian voice for a change =)

This weekend I'm going to scotland, and portsmouth in the next. So uhh might not get online for a bit. Sorry.

Without wax,

Azeef

Zomfg a post

Hey guys, I know I haven't updated in a while but I promised to update soon(yeah right). I dont feel comfortable writing with people around in the lounge but I thought I could at least upload some pictures for your entertainment pasal aku baik. No need to say thank you, kirim sja duit.

Me after scoring with the nurse. Nadawah, we had an X-ray to make sure we don't have tuberculosis, which is a big no no in the UK.

Finally out of heathrow
In the bus on the way to cranfield, which is a 2 hour ride.
Aku menyibuk mobile si Aiman

Abis lah aku ia kantuti

Aiman the terrorist planning his next fart attack
Aiman caught in the act
Zudin retaliates but fails as usual.
On our way to the Milton Keynes shopping mall, which makes Gadong looks like a sack of shit in comparison.
The big spenders
Our uniforms, presented to you by the cheapest models money can buy

Will fly for an Airline near you (not like we have a choice)