fight for this love

I was thinking of putting a different title to this post; but then I remembered that Fitri Hakim had once dedicated this song to his mum on Facebook. So, I decided to do the same :)

Just know that you're not in this thing alone
There's always a place in me that you can call home
Whenever you feel like we're growing apart
Lets just go back, back, back, back, back to the start

So...that very next morning after I got back from my Ireland trip, my mum came to Nottingham!

We cooked together and had lots & lots of strolls around Nottingham which I truly cherished. We even had a whole family Skype session on one Saturday morning :D (Mira wasn't around though)

To my mum, 

I know you're worried about me sooooo much since UK is so far away from Malaysia.
Don't be, cause Allah is always with me and He's with you too...and don't be sad, I'm all grown up now.
After all, no matter what happens; I'll always be your smiley Wafi ;)

Mak, I love you too...

3

 19th - 24th January 2010

Dublin - Cork - Galway

Yeah, I know it's a bit late for this post but better late than never huh?

And so I chose Ireland as the 1st country for me to go to after arriving in the UK, and I have to say, it was a good decision indeed :)

1st day (night actually), 19th

Arrival at Dublin Airport and along came Adib and Jannah to pick us up. And that night was the last time I saw Iman. We went our separate ways through all 3 destinations though...;)

I went to Trinity Hall which was cool cause it's huge and played Akmal's air hockey set with Adib.

2nd day, 20th

Today's an important day cause I wanted to prove that it's only 8 cm.

That morning, me, Adib, Fana and Fifah went out for a short tour around the city since I have to catch a train to Cork. And when I said goodbye to Fana and Fifah from the taxi, it's almost like a dramatic scene from a movie. Hahaha.

 The Monument of Light

The train is very much similar to the ones in the UK as the toilet has a futuristic touch. One thing which made me excited was that my name appeared on the display at my seat. The view? Astonishing and made me feel serene.

The funny thing is, they worried too much about me when I arrived in Cork :P
Xpe, I appreciate it.

What I enjoyed:
1. Meeting the whole Corcaigh lot.
2. Staying in the room with Al-Hafiz that whole afternoon.
3. Syuk's cooking - Lamb ribs!
4. Ikut Zuhri pergi Centra beli susu.
5. Going to all the boys' rooms and finally know how it really looks like after all those Skype calls.
6. Mior told me what Haidir said.

Castle White, Cork

One more thing, asal diorang tak study??? Letih aku datang weekdays nak tengok diorang study, sheesh. So, I opened up NLE (Network Learning Environment - this is Nottingham's website for Medics) and asked Syuk to do some MBM (Molecular Basis of Medicine - sort of like Biochemistry). Hahaha :D


3rd day, 21st


So, I went to the "Good Stuff" lecture and I almost clapped my hands at the end of the lecture, hahaha. I had Nasi Goreng Ayam for lunch and Ain gave me a karipap!


It was raining that noon but Syuk, Zuhri and me did go out for a stroll nonetheless. To be honest, I do love the rain. It's just that I prefer to watch it through the window. I had fish and chips for lunch and a few minutes later, it's time for me to catch the train back to Dublin.

"Jom stay kat Ireland"

"Nanti datang lagi tau"

"Adlan tak bawak apa-apa pon untuk aku dari Notts"

Back in Dublin, I rode on the Luas to go back to the city and took a bus back to Adib's place. I bumped into Jannah which made me glad cause I didn't know the stop for Trinity Hall. Me, Adib and Akmal had dinner while watching Gokusen. Next, it was time to see the person yang tak puas hati aku pergi Cork the very next day after arriving in Dublin :P

Yeah, me, Helmi and Izzul went to Rico's for extra dinner. We had long chats, I mean lonnnggggg chats which I enjoyed cause it's really been a while. That's when I realized that Ribena Strawberry pon ada kat Ireland.


4th day, 22nd


That morning, I went for a walk with Izzul in the city of Dublin! I kinda enjoy cause it's like having a walk with my mum. The only difference is it's with Izzul, hahah. And I got a white hot chocolate drink. So we went around Stephen's Green and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).

 

 

Then, we went to Trinity College Dublin (TCD) where I bumped into Nayd, Izzi and Arshad. After Solat Jumaat, Akmal took us to the Book of Kells tour (at this point, Helmi is now with us) and around TCD. Too bad they don't allow cameras, I would have taken a picture of the old library. 

 

 

Later, me, Helmi and Izzul went to Blanchardstown Centre for lunch. And I chose the place to eat, which was - Boots! Yeah, Boots has cheap meal deals so you might want to try and have a go there. By the way, I never knew that Boots can also be found in Ireland, heh.


Next, it was time for me and Adib to take a train to Galway. We bumped into Nabil Aiman in the train. I just love bumping into people, reminds me of those days in KMB. 


It was very cold that night in Galway. Thankfully, some Muslim brothers offered us a ride to Pejan's, Weez's and Naim's house.


5th day, 23rd


Today's the day where me and Adib go to the Cliffs of Moher. Along the way, we did stopped at several few sites and the view; lovely...

 

  

  

  

 

That night, it's time to meet Amal and the rest. Oh and yeah, when Amal opened the door to her house, it's like another dramatic scene. Haha, saya jumpa Erni Bidin juga di dapur.

Sweet people of Galway

What I enjoyed:
1. Aisyah Razak told me something sweet.
2. Miza told me something sweet too.
3. Lyn said something sweet about Hosni.
4. I told something sweet about Helmi Sohor to Jihan.
5. Naim did something sweet to me.
6. Amal gave me twist puddings which are definitely sweet!

M07J

So, that night, 2 reunions of M07J took place. One in Cardiff and one in Galway (Fana even called me). 


7th day, 24th


It's the last day in Ireland.


So, we headed back to Dublin via bus (Note to readers, it's faster to go to Galway via bus than the train). 


So, it's the last day and I haven't seen Akmal Azman. Yup, that's my next stop. And I got to see his room and he cooked well. Impressive!

Too bad I couldn't stay that long cause I had to go to UCD next. At least, I get to talk to him while he's cooking. Arif was already off to Spain and Huda was somewhere else at that time.

As soon as I arrived to UCD, Fitri Hakim came and fetched me at the bus stop. So, while Baith and Fakhri were cooking, Fitri took me for a tour around UCD in the dark, hahaha.


And I get to meet Ali (bukan nama sebenar) and Mozac (bukan nama sebenar juga). Too bad I didn't bring any muffins for Mozac :P


Plus, guess who I found in Luqman Hariz's room? Yup, Aqeem!

Well, I was sort of in a rush so, I had to go back to Trinity Hall and go to the airport in like less than 2.5 hours. Another cool thing happened, I found Ika (Zulaikha Zainol) and Atiqah Zainal kat tepi jalan. Long story short, they helped me get back to Trinity Hall quickly. Haha, asyik jumpa orang je kalau kat Dublin ni -baru jumpa Nayd and Atiqah Jamaludin dalam bas that same morning.


So, I arrived at the airport and finally met up with the budak yang tengah cuak sorang-sorang. See, we made it in time. And she didn't even answer my question.


As soon as I get back to Nottingham, I made up these plans:
1. Stay in Nottingham for the whole February.
2. The next time to go to Ireland would be in my 2nd year.


Yeah right! No. 1 can be cancelled out already since I've gone to Manchester last week. I even have doubts about no. 2. After all, I've got a Dublin Bus Rambler card and I haven't taken the pictures for UCC and NUIG. Hehe, pandai Adlan cari alasan.

Aku anggap pergi Ireland tu macam balik kampung, HAHAHAHA. 

 I call this shirt...shades of grey

So yeah, that's my Ireland trip. It was a blast going to all 3 places and I love you Allah for giving them to me...