Friday, August 25, 2006
My favourite Scottish food...mmm...

HAGGIS! My favourite. Ever tried it? Even though it sounds *yuck*, it's not. It's deicious!

You normally eat it with potatoes (known as tatties in Scotland). My relatives and I had 2 and a half Kg of it. Along with the tatties and neeps (turnips) and carrots. Dessert was banoffee pie (banana and toffe pie). It was braw.

I was out shopping today. I found these T-shirts with Scottish words with its meanings. There was one where it said "Eejit" which means that you're a simpleton. Practically all the words were bad except for one, "braw". I'm sure you've already guessed the meaning. Good. The others that I can think of right now is "Numpty", "Fitba'" (no, it doesn't mean football) and some other nasty words.

Here's what a haggis looks like when it's raw:
Err...just look up. The image doesn't move. Don't know why. Sorry.

The haggis is actually inside. The thing that it's wraped in is sheep's stomache. You don't eat that.

Mich posted at 7:22 AM | 1 comments

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HAGGIS! My favourite. Ever tried it? Even though it sounds *yuck*, it's not. It's deicious!

You normally eat it with potatoes (known as tatties in Scotland). My relatives and I had 2 and a half Kg of it. Along with the tatties and neeps (turnips) and carrots. Dessert was banoffee pie (banana and toffe pie). It was braw.

I was out shopping today. I found these T-shirts with Scottish words with its meanings. There was one where it said "Eejit" which means that you're a simpleton. Practically all the words were bad except for one, "braw". I'm sure you've already guessed the meaning. Good. The others that I can think of right now is "Numpty", "Fitba'" (no, it doesn't mean football) and some other nasty words.

Here's what a haggis looks like when it's raw:
Err...just look up. The image doesn't move. Don't know why. Sorry.

The haggis is actually inside. The thing that it's wraped in is sheep's stomache. You don't eat that.

Mich posted at 7:22 AM | 3 comments

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Oxford, England

I just cam back from Oxford today, about 8 hours ago. Here's what happened, or at least what I can remeber that happened...

Day one: We left Edinburgh at 3am in the morning. the car was very cramped as my cousin had a lot of furniture to bring down south. So we actually arrived during lunch time. And what a welcome we had there. Rain. Pouring. All of us gave a hand in moving the furniture out from the car into the house. My cousin is sharing the house with two other friends who also studied in Oxford. By the time we did that, we were all so very tired and plopped ourselves down infront of the television. Eventually, some of us fell asleep. The house was a mess when we moved in. the bathtub was filthy, there were hand prints on the walls, the new carpets stank, stuff were broken, the grass in the back and front garden needed cutting and weeding, etc. Basically, it's stuff you would not what you would like to see in a new house. A cleaner had to come and wash the kitchen floors for us. The cleaner was a man and used our newly bought washing up liquid as a floor cleaner. then we had to wait for a locksmith to come and men the door. He was suppose to come earlier but didn't. So by the time he came, it was nearly dinnertime. For dinner, we had takeaway fich n chips. All of us had to sit on the floor in the house as there weren't any chairs. the fishes were humongous! If that's how you spell it. Heehee. we couldn't finish the chips!

Day two: Rach and I shared an air bed and by the time we woke up, it was half flattened. And no, it's not because the both of us were heavy. It happened to my other cousin (which the air bed belongs to). My aunt and uncle had to go to London for some kind of meeting. So the three of us (cousin, Rach and I) went around Oxford, where out cousin was the "tour guide". She showed us around her university, called Merton College. Apparently, J.R.R Tolkein taught there, T.S. Elliot was a student there and C.S. Lewis was inspired to write the book "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" because there was a small stone table there. I must say, Merton College looked very grand. I think my cousin said that Merton College is the oldest university in Oxford. We went for more sight seeing and came across a library which surprisingly hold all the different kinds of books published. Amazing! We finally made it to a main street to do some shopping. After wandering around, we wen into a cafe, called nosebag. The cakes there were delicious! Guess what? It started to pour again. this time, even heavier. A thunder storm, with soft thunders, that is. So we had to stay in the cafe until it stopped. After that, we went out and did more shopping. Then it started to rain, again! Terrible. But we continued walking...and ended up in anothr caf...cafe nero. They sell very strong coffee there. We took the bus back home. And had dinner in a pub called "weatherspoons". I had a lasagna. It was very nice.

Day three: The sleep was much better this time round. We had to wake up early to go to a car boot sale. But we got there a bit too late. Heehee. By the time we reached there, some sellers started to pack up. After that, we went round the countryside. Very peaceful, well, except for the racket we were making in the car. A bit of shopping and we looked at a palace. I can't remember the name of the palace though. I though I saw Prince Harry driving out of the palace in a L car. Haha! For dinner, we went into a Chinese-Malaysian-Thai Restaurant, "Yummy". The owner is a Malaysian from Ipoh. Infact, all the workers in that restaurant is a Malaysian. the head waiter tried to speak to us in Malay. And of course, we didn't understand a word. But Rach used her very famous phrase, "Saya tidak tahu bahasa melayu" or however you spell it. Haha! I was stuffed.

Day four: Our last day in Oxford. Again, we went to a car boot sale. The first one we went to wanted us to pay up £2 per person! That's like RM14 per person! Expensive. I mean, you could buy a coffee table for that in a car boot sale. Maybe even two! So we went to another one, nearer to Guilford. It wasa BIG!!! Gosh. I had never seen any car boot sale that big before. It took us forever looking around. But then again, we got there late so people started to pack up and all. After that, we went to my cousin in Guilford to pay them a visit. It was so fun there! First we had lunch then played with out littlest cousin's toys. Power Rangers. Haha! How immature, eh? But is was nice to see them once again. Had Chinese takeaway for dinner too. It was so sad to say goodbye to them. I realy hope they all visit us in Malaysia during Christmas. On the was to Oxford, we lost our way so our journey back took about half an hour longer. we packed. And guess what happened. Rach tripped over the last two steps on the staircase...twice! It was quite hilarious, actually. We left Oxford at arounf 1am in the morning.

THE END!

Mich posted at 12:00 AM | 2 comments

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Going down south

I will be going down south to Oxford and Guilford for the weekend so I won't be blogging for a while. I'll give a full report about what happened down South. I hope the weather willl be warmer than here in Scotland...

Mich posted at 5:02 AM | 0 comments

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Part 9 from Edinburgh, Scotland

I am puffed oot! Me cousins an' I went for a "strooll" along the Royal Mile. It was Terrifc. Guess who we saw? The two brothers from Japan. You know. The comedians. They were really good.

We walked back all the way from up toon doon ta ma aunt's flat. BUT. We got sum fish n' chips an' a haggis. It was BRAW!

Help m'boab! I'm tired oot.

Mich posted at 1:32 AM | 0 comments

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Saturday, August 12, 2006
Part 8 from Edinburgh, Scotland

Yum! Had curry two night ago. Nothing there was that spicy. Dessrt was burbur chacha (or however you spell it-my spelling looks ridiculous!).
Went for a carboot sale today. It was actually quite tiring. I haven't been for a loong time. I didn't buy anything...but my did for me. :P

Mich posted at 8:39 PM | 1 comments

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Friday, August 11, 2006
Part 7 from Edinburgh, Scotland

Arrgghh! We're under TERRORISM!!! HELP!
It's true. I'm not really lying. If you read the news here, you'll see what I mean. I was really shocked. So be prepared to not see me for a longer time.
Please pray that the I will be able to get back on the date that we want to go back. Does that actually make sense???
I went to IKEA today. It's no different from Malaysia's.

Mich posted at 12:26 AM | 2 comments

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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Photos

As you may have already noticed, my photos are always late. So, please bare with me.

Sorry.

Mich posted at 12:43 AM | 2 comments

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My dad's gone back to Malaysia. I've only got three weeks now.

My plans? Well. I hope to go to Oxford with my cousin. That is, if she decides to go. We're thinking that if we do go down, we'll go to Guilford to meet my other cousin. I hope we do. I already miss them. All the fun we had...

Mich posted at 12:38 AM | 0 comments

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Monday, August 07, 2006
Part 5 from Edinburgh, Scotland

It's soo quiet here now. My cousins from Guilford has gone back. I must say...I've had a really great time. Playing mahjong, going to the Botanic Gardens, watching Power Rangers together (which is rather quite annoying after you've watched a few episodes. I mean, they always win don't they?), poking around, watching past year videos (I looked like Mulan), eating (haha!), etc. It was really fun. We might actually take a trip down soon. I hope we do! It'll be fun o see them again. *Sigh*

Mich posted at 5:59 AM | 0 comments

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Saturday, August 05, 2006
Part 4 from Edinburgh, Scotland

Hello! A lot has happened since the last time I've posted something. BBQ and err...oh dear. I'm afraid I can't remeber what else. Hehe. Oh yes! I've seen Stormbreaker. (Chloe, It's not that good. It's different from the book.) Anyway...I'm sort of being rushed off the computer right now. So...bye!

Mich posted at 8:59 PM | 0 comments

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Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Part 3 from Edinburgh, Scotland

Hello again! It's raining here! And it's freezing cold! Nothing much happened today or yesterday. Well, apart from being tired out by my youngest cousin. Oh yes!and the Museum today...

Mich posted at 11:11 PM | 2 comments

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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Part 2 from Edinburgh, Scotland

Heya! For those who commented in my previous post: we didn't really buy any socks because only some of them were on sale. So...all together, (from all those in my family), we bought only one which costs only £1 (RM 7-ish). And Hui En: If you were here, you would put on weight too!

Anyway, enough about socks and weight. Dear, oh dear!

On Sunday, my family and I went to a Church (like every Sunday) called the Vineyard Church. They are practically like our very own Church (BUC). They have a Worship leader (which actually reminds me about John :P) who also plays the guitar. Then they have a drummer and a back-up singer. That's it! Not many people in the Worship team, is there. I was quite amazed actually. I've come to really realize that Worship is not about the music you produce, but about what's in your heart and whether or not you believe and mean every single word of the lyrics.

My relatives from Guilford, London will be coming up later tonight. I can't wait! And my oldest cousin brother just came back from his trip to Germany bout 8 hours ago. AND...I just did some baking! Banoffee pie (banana with toffee). Very easy to make. So far, I'm enjoying my stay here. Well...except for putting on weight, of course :P. But...I'll just have to cut down on what I'm eating :P

Mich posted at 1:40 AM | 2 comments

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