Bruneians in Aberdeen - the interview

About less than 4 months ago, 

we made a video.

 In this video, 

we talked about our life as a student in the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. 

The video by Sa

Just for fun
:)

Easter Vacation 2011

I'm back! Been resting for a few days now..

Wasn't in a mood to blog at 1st.

My family had a car accident last month X/

SYUKUR ALHAMDULILLAH, everyone was safe without any major injury...

We had to say goodbye to our family car though..

We've been travelling with this Toyota Land Cruiser for as long as I can remember :'(

..........But then again...... 

I'm just really glad my family are okay

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I went down to Lancaster, Blackpool and Manchester 2 weeks ago. 

Made another travel journal 

Also,

 my friends Mahirah and Hanis came to visit Scotland 

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Here's my very short Easter vacation video 

Didn't take much this time

Did you enjoy your holiday so far? :)

Pu3's 1st vlog - My Speech Problem

I have trouble trying to speak clearly since I was a kid. 

 Possibly its due to my overcrowded crooked teeth that makes me harder to pronounce properly (note that I have a great phobia for dentist that stopped me from wearing braces when i was 13)

.. or maybe I am just plain lazy. 

I thought I should have gone for speech therapy when I was young = =

But I didnt have trouble talking out loud in public all my life until recently since I got into Uni in a foreign country. 

Okay okay, I still talk a lot, but not in class ok! 

Somehow I have lost my confidence to speak up in class  (where im the only one asian there). 

I stuttered everytime I tried to talk - which was super annoying cause my course mates couldn't understand what I was trying to say.

So I thought having a video diary would help me improve my speech. 

My Vlog 

(I have no intension to post this up in public at 1st actually)

I apologize for changing my voice all the time (= =') but I don't like hearing my own voice lol..secondly, it's my 1st time playing around with the clip adjustments in iMovie 11 :P

  Funny thing is I didn't plan to put any accent, but it somehow automatically switched on everytime I tried to say it out loud and clear. 

What I'm actually disappointed about myself about is... how my english speaking is getting worst over the years.

I listened to my old cassette diary recorded when I was in primary 6 (yes, I used to record my daily activity using a walkman too!).. and I'm seriously shocked to know that I sounded better back then! 

When I was a kid, one of my dreams was to be a reporter ToT
Now, I can't even speak properly in front of a recording camera, I even lost for words easily and started saying nonsense... Not to mention, my front crooked teeth that will drive people crazy.
Daymn, Li'l Pu3 must be really disappointed to see me now.
No no! I should not let myself down!
Practice! Practice! 

Living RazorShell Seafood

Few nights ago~
Jeri treated me out for a hotpot dinner in Shanghai Restaurant (located on Portland Street, Aberdeen).
The restaurant specialises in fresh seafood (recommended!)... Not that I never seen living sea-creatures to be cooked for dinner, but it was the 1st time seeing living Razor clams!

Here's the photo i took with my iphone (T_T I should have brought my camera!) 

I even took a video of it! 

I tried these things before, (my family are big fans of seafood ;)).. but weren't as big! 

The thing is... I never thought it looked so much like a WORM! (and I couldn't stand these creepy wrigglers!)  

The shell popped open once it was put into the boiling soup~ I was shocked by the real ugly alien looks of that creature. I didn't remember eating such a thing! 

I was afraid to try at first. So Jeri took the bite.  

I took my guts to eat the next cooked one afterwards.

But...

I couldn't take my mind off that horrible vision while chewing its 'tail'. 

At the end...

I couldn't finish it. 

(Hardly even a bite)

How bout you guys? Any of you love Razor clams??

 I know its a common seafood but I seriously never thought I would feel this way all the sudden!

Anyway~

Beloved Jerry Chan! Thank you for the treat! (^_^) 

My flatmates Sa and Nano went back home to Brunei 2 days ago T_T And Jeri is on the plane to Hong Kong now..
T_T I'm feeling so lonely T_T
My cousin Faridah is coming to visit me in a few days though!!  ^o^  So looking forward to it!!

Extra Bits


World Cup! *_* Not much of a fan (due to my football-obsessed boyfriend).. lol...
Nevertheless, seems like my holiday's going to be all about it. ^^
Sa bought a whole FIFA World Cup 2010 sticker box (containing 100 packs) and actually recorded a video on the process of sticking them onto the album! Played along with the theme song, Waka Waka :) Love it!

World Cup Fever from Vanessa Pang on Vimeo.

Before I go
Thanks for the Sweet Blog Award ~KawaiiParadise~! ^^

I don't think I can follow the rules though *_* I couldn't decide who to tag!
All of the bloggers I know have the sweetest blogs! 

Chocobanana!!

Instead of complaining how stressful my days are *_* now that my exams are getting closer and closer~..

Let me talk about chocobanana instead!

Made these chocobananas for my Nippon Connections (society) Natsu Matsuri festival 2 weeks ago. Im so thankful Sa and Nano were willing to help :')~ its was our very 1st attempt and i am proudly to say that it was a success! \(^v^)/

How to make these wonderful treats?

Here's the video Sa made on the making of the chocobananas! :D

ChocoBananas! from Vanessa Pang on Vimeo.

Its surprising easy and fun! :D 

Made more than 40 that night. And the next day, everything was sold out! (^o^) (1 chocobanana for 50p)

So happy!

Tempted to make one? 

Go go! Buy some cooking chocolate and banana! (owh and the white thing? that's coconut!) Make sure the banana is frozen before you put them on stick and dip into the choco sauce. :) 

Enjoy

Owh before i go,

 I would like to thank Daidai bel for giving me a Stylish blogger award!! ^_^

The rules

State 5 random facts about yourself and pass the award to 5 other bloggers. (I prefer not to choose who to be awarded, anyone would do ^^)

1) I love animals - been to many zoos/aquarium these recent years (Aberdeen 07, Berlin 08, HK 09, Japan(2) 09, Edinburgh 09, London 10 and Belfast 10) 

2) Laptop - everytime, everywhere

3) Coffeeholic.. in a milky way lol

4) Diaries - are my most treasured possession. (started keeping them ever since 7)

5) Mint, in my mouth. Most of the time :P

I'll do my other tagged post  next time okay ^^

Lots of love everyone 

Daydream Bubble and Pixel Photoshoot!

Guess what everyone ^o^ We made 2 more fun walls! This time, in our living room. 

Our latest creation made last 2 night - The Daydream bubble! 

Owh owh! This is the video on the making of the Daydream Bubble wall.

Please watch \(^o^)/ Its only 1.5minutes long. 

Day Dream from Vanessa Pang on Vimeo.

Taken with my Lumix LX3 camera.

..And then, 

Our Colourful Pixel Wall! - Made by Sa and Nano. 

(I was busy with my report)

 Pixel Wall photoshoot taken with Sa's awesome Nikon D60

Lol~ since its my blog, I only posted the photos with me in it :P 

I apologize for not including those girls with their super sexy pose XD

This is the video for the Pixel Wall creation.

Pixels Project Trailer from Vanessa Pang on Vimeo.

Again, everything inspired by Katie Sokoler. But then again, things wouldn't work out without these two amazing flatmates of mine ;D 

 Ahaha~ little rascals, such fun we had. 

Was in Venice, Now the video :D

Bird attack!
Those crazy pigeons nearly scratched my head off! Okeh fine~... it was a stupid dare i made placing my hand full of bird seeds on my head. Nyeh, it was fun anyway :P

So anyway,
Had a call from Faridah (my tiny lil cousin who's only months younger than me) 3 days ago .
I started missing her afterward and watched the video i made last winter holiday together :)
All the videos took in Venice Italy and Liverpool were compiled into one very short video. You wont see much of the environment around in it, its more about us.

Video is only less than 2 minutes, won't kill to watch! Tell me what you think :D

Its a silly one really. Makes me smile everytime :)



Yes how silly can we get?
Basically me and Faridah were very close ever since we were still wearing diapers.
Wanna see? ;D

This probably was taken 20years ago! My god i feel so old =_=

Okay la, back to the future

Lovely picture yes? Was taken by my friend Riffin ^_^ I've already blogged about the Venice trip before. Please go here if your are interested to see more.

I think Venice is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to.
Another is actually the borneo rainforest :)
Come on, experince the beauty of mother nature!

How bout you?
What was the most breathtaking place you've ever been to?

I Want White-faced Scops Owl!

I couldn't take my mind off these creatures~ the African White-faced Scops Owl are just so~ COOL!! Not only they are cute, they also have the anti-predator ability to transform! ^^ Ahh~ i wish i can have my very own owl, it would be so interesting yah Peter? :P Imagine..........
Fine, it may look lame. But we had a great laugh after watching the youtube video with everyone. ^^

Yes yes, VIDEO, watch this youtube video!! Get my point, its hilarious!!
Its in Japanese, but it doesnt matter really.


The owl is named Popo
When the Popo encountered a weaker owl species (in this case, a Barn owl), he spread his feathers looking larger to scare the other creature.
But when Popo faced a stronger owl species (Eurasian Eagle-Owl), he shrank and narrowed his eyes trying to hide itself from the Eurasian Eagle-Owl by making sure he looks like a tree branch hahaha.
If you notice, he kept on twisting its body trying to face its back toward the enemy, this is because the feather's on Popo's stomach are non-camouflaging white colour.

The reason for this ability is that White-faced Scops Owls are very good at controlling their feathers. The actual body is quite small but has very thick feathers. Therefore, their size can be changed easily simply by puffing or flattening their feathers.
(A thank you to Monimonika for translating. Source)

I have to make a presentation on animal behaviour next two weeks and I really wanna talk about this creature's defense mechanism. Unfortunately I couldn't find the specific scientific paper for it. :(
Yatah kan, for not being able to present my course mates this, I might as well just blog about it.

The Last 30 Minutes in Bruhall London

I miss Zaimah already.. =_=

Nippon Connection's Forgetting About The Year Party

Very very busy~ yet Very very tempted to blog... So sorry I go for blogging instead of replying your messages *_* Will do it later.

I have only half an hour now~..
..GO!


This is something from last week ^_^ (Picture by Peter)And
~.. here's the video :)

Karaoke! Nothing much~
.. unless you wanna hear me sing ;P *wink*wink*





Michelle's going back to America :( *sob*
Its been really great knowing each other~
Lots of love~

The Day Aberdeen Slept!

I was there!! *_*

It was some kind of weird random event set up by Flashmob \(^_^)/

'..This will entail those taking part to randomly fall to the ground (fall asleep) at the sound of the air horn in the main foyer of UnionSquare (in front of Costa coffee, see pic). This ‘sleep’ will continue until the second air horn sounds (5 minutes later). Then participants will ‘wake up’ and carry on as if nothing happened. Please DO NOT clap or cheer at the end. Be inconspicuous.'

Left photo was taken from Abdn Flashmob Facebook Event Page (photo by Angie Matthew)

It was held yesterday~ :P I happened to join along my friends without knowing what was really going on!


So here's my story:

The Next Day

It was the strangest 5 minutes of my life..

Here's the youtube video. ^_^

Owh owh! XD I found myself with the girls in the video! (2.23-2.24) Sweet!

B4 Time Change~ *_*

A page taken from my 2005 diary, 1 of the memories I treasured the most.

That time, we were at a point of growing up - facing hardships and getting to know our own limiting capabilities... At the same time, its when i realized how amazing friendship can be.

I just got done watching our college prom night 2006 video i took.......i cried :'(
I really hope I could show it to my friends online, pity i donno how.

I wish I could go back now that I could feel the distant between us :'(


Let me just show u a short video I made 2 years ago. It shows you how friendship means a lot to me. This 1 still makes me cry as well :'(

U've done it again hadee~

Haha~ buang boreng~ posting one of the videos hadee ambil using my videocam WITHOUT MY PERMISSION~!! The thing is I don remmber him taking this 1!!! I just found it bila ku watched thro my whole recordz~ Yah, good old dayz~ annoying hadee was alwez there.. T_T sobsob~

Especially 4 you~

Sigh, miss Zai all of the sudden~ oh, made diz video for her last birthday~ yah i noe, the video z quite fast~ i did it on purpose pulang~ Mmm~ why did i? Gagas kot?

My 2nd video i think~ ku tmbahkan subtubtitle g tu~ saja mo cuba~ teruk terpulang haha :P Adui~............... I still love my 1st video 'Life with Friendz' , wlaupun not that good p nyaman jua ati evrytime mliat~ haha~..

'Especially 4 you'~ im not done with it actually~ but well~.. terkana malas kan haha~ Im planning to make another video~ im hoping this time i include ALL the videoz i have~ fuh, wish me luck~ P~.. wait, we'll see 1st la T_T im going to start my new life in Aberdeen next week~alone..~! Ingau jua ati ey~..

Buah Durian?

Another day~?

Itz Sunday~ slept around 4am diz morning~ yet i woke up so awal (8am!!) as usual, kebiasaan? Nowadayz karak wa aku main internet saja~ ndang nada kan dibuat wa~.. Itb started yesterday, well good for them yg msuk itb la~ We've been cuti-ing for~..wat..? 8 MONTHZ? Awu bertagar udah utak ani rasanya~

Mornin - Surfing internet~ ke kadai jahit potong baju~ supasave~ tido~............

Zoel msg, gosh, ampir lupa doa slamat Zoel drumahnya kul 4pm a2~ Suhaila ikut aku~ Longlong oso datang ke rmh Zoel nda gtau org~ mahirah~ munirah~ nisa~ rhyme~ Mirul, HAnz, Hass, Khai~....Mmmmmm...........aiya, ngantuku eh =_= (itz 2.30am now heh)


zZzZZ~..
** Owh, anyway, lma kmi hang out dirumah Zoel~ letting Suhaila 2 spent more time wit Zoel :P ~ had fun ofcoz~ Zoel's mum was great~ N den~.. hilmi~ haha~ "I have a sing to song~ especially 4 u" - to Zoel

'Buah Durian'

Aha~ N~.. wat does it has to do with Zoel?..................
Dat Hilmi ah~ lovez 2 sing alot~! No doubt~ he has a very nice voice :) Anyway, afta dat~ mlm a2~ ke Mall (Argh~!Mall lagi~ *_* ) Drg c Mayrah, Mun & Rhy wah 2 mo~ Wondering aimlessly~ Karaoke~ ice-cream~ Mc Donaldz~ Nice~........................but~so tired~..... ;) Thnkx ah Rhy for lanja-ing :P ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.~...............................