Aberdeen .. Von Voyage .. to LONDon ...

Final Year ..... meaning end of 1st degree course ..... many students choose either applied for Master's degree else where .... Brunei Students mostly depending on government scholarship ... has to apply .............. pending results excellent ....... !!!!!

Preparing ....VOn Voyage ....nn Bye bye .... to Aberdeen ....

PU3 ....as short spells for PUTERi ..... had been moving from one place to another..... three places ever since , final residence in Flat 5 ...725 Great Northern Road ...Aberdeen AB2 2B7.

Her corner room was facing d' main road .... d' same 2 other rooms on her right .... Her self nn Venassa were final year graduans ... their other room mate was already home as she has a year to go......

Kitchen ...toilet ...nn common room ....facing back yard .... so d' sound from motoring passing d' road sometimes disturb Uu if ....IMMUNIty level.... weak nn ... nOT used to d' surrounding .....





TODAy .....VEnassa parents nn auntie were leaving ....before graduation ...they had travelled far ....to Europe ...to SPAIn ..... for almost a month ...... 

My early arrival to UK ....first had to familiarize d' sleeping times ....so limited time to mix with Venassa's family ..... actually ....NOt aware..... nn .. NOT anti-sosial ....lol.... 
Quite LOoong time...  seeing... her father as if ...had seen somewhere I KNEW.  Familiar nn recognise.... ...  used to called him c GUAN .....but he said, Jeffry ....Muara Chinese are fluently speaking Bruneian Malay ...... he is business man ... was active managing Football club nnn .... a committee of  Late BAFA ... eehhh.. am I right ?

He remembered me as an active football player with IBB ... NOT bank ....lol... it was late 60s nn earlier 70s... my team was Ikatan Belia Berakas  or popularly known IBB .... strong team ... as  few players were also playing to National team... Brunei team at that time.... nn his team was MUARa UNited ....



 GOT LONg talk .... anywhere       ............. BUt ....they were leaving today  .........
       ............. two families .....  last meeting here......   ????




 Another pose.........  before leaving .....
             ......flight to LOndon to spend few days before home .................
ABERDeen AIrport   ..............



Earlier arrangements ..... made ....

FInal year ..... time to pack own belongings ...... old ...new... just put them into boxes ...... light boxes but strong ........  BOXes were available for this special purpose .... big ... small ..... SOLD at shops  ........NOT just ordinary throw away BOXes .......   ahhhh .......

UNlike .......years ago  ....UUu might ONLy...buy .... ONe ...TWo ............
aluminium ...self made wooden boxes ............. as each students were given d' amount cubic lenght ..... would GOOd enough for d' given amount lenght .....

Don't know what to DO .... so helping HANDS .........

HELp needed  ......... MUm ...   please            !!!!!

D' good thing here...... if Uu make appointments .......

Either Uu being informed ...... or  d' exporting agent contact Uu ...... place ... time..... as scheduled ........ so BOXes ...carried away to VAn for next step to be exported back to address home ..... payments refer to Brunei Agent here.... UK ...







FRIDAY Night ...... 8 July surpposed ...... last night in Aberdeen .....................

We offered DINNer ........   but PETer offered his car to make travelling easy to specified ....special .....place to night ........



Driving at night  ...... quiet     ......BUt still   ........ DAy light .....
SOnia ..... PU3 best friend .....was there   ..........arrived early ....
CIao Napoli ............... sounds Italian ...as NAPOLI alone is referred to a Football professional Italian Club ........ ah


DINNER for SIX ........... vegetarian ......... of coz ............

Seated on d' lower restaurant ......nn from d' start.... good welcomed ...

Atmosphere ....fine .....generally seemed people came ... here to celebrate ..... as looked ELite ............. price on menu NOt to mention .....

REally DIDn't ...... know....... what food to eat .....?????

So  ..... just followed simple ingredients ..... accepted ...... to ...EAt...

Happy ....... to make people happy ...... nn happy day ......          

             .....as we already  learned to live ......d' eating way ......  here ...

                  ......... another land  ..... another continent ......

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 This is NICe .............. pose  ................tABLE for SIx .....



 HUg....of  ...love ...hug of friendship .........
........Departing .....NOt as easy as ...... to have dinner .....
                 ........when U'r THOUSand miles  .... home ...
Thank U ... Peter..........
                Thank U .... Sonia ................
                                 Thank U ..... Jerry ................


...... another day ....  morning ...
LAST looked at d' house .............  back yard ...d' kitchen ..... rooms ...

Had to send back d' CAR to d' parking bay at airport ....... just walked back to d' terminal .......nn  ... DROP ......at KEYs ...hole at d' CARs agent's booth at airport..
DONe..........
So NOOn ..........  to LONDOn  .......at 14o9 .....delayed flight......



 HEAthrow .....LONDon ....

LUCky enough ........ RBA ....Cpt Zapeer was here ........ to help ...............

With ....loan 's new electrical GAs Car ....... taken to another destination ......

Cancelling ............. early pre booked government Brunei House in London as we arrived late ....... nn ... staff won't be .... around ...late .....

            Saturday ......... as being informed on earlier CAll ....

Little choice to minimize spending ........went to ......LEN at WAtford ..




 CPt Zapeer  ..... yes ............ brother in law ........ helpful...
Since travelling .....flying d' plane ..... so often ..........to London ...
Just made a DAte ........... if he would be .... here.....................
Another gentleman .... Hariss .............. Pu3 cousin ... studying in South London ....... going home tomorrow ......



  WATford .....somewhere a short walk to EDGware Station  
              .......... end of underground station is here ......
Len's house .... here ...nn ...d' car we were IN ...hers .....
TWo years ago when we came in a family to UK ...we also dropped by here..
Filippino ..... a nurse nn Zapeer's wife ..... sister's friend ...... wow......
SHE is good ..... LEn ....... to let us spent d' night ...... thank Uuu ...


Saturday Night OUT ......... all using TRAin .......  TUBE as called for LONdon underground train system ..............
 To ..............  BAYSWATER .............
            Only     .........to eat HALAL ....... eating steams DUcks....
....ordered side dishes ........ find in ......  MENU

 Times so FASt ......... now getting darker ..... as   in SUmmer ....nights so short ..... about past 10 to 3 am .....
Had to be back to Watford ...... would take about  more then ONE hour .... from  Bayswater .....
            .........but managed to spend few minutes to look ...
                                ......nn .... shop ...........  late closure ....

Len ...nn flat's mate .....
           Cpt Zapeer...remind ....Pu3 ... sister  Zai ...
So ....going back home  ..... coz ...... had to pack a reduce luggage....    
 ....few selected clothes needed  to carry ...
 ....for another LONg journey to cross...
             ........ English CHannel to ........EUROpe .....
             ...............continent ....   WHERe....???