Good afternoon, my friends! Hidayuki here.
My second post about Brunei is about the hardships I faced while in Brunei. It's not that a serious one, I guess. One of the difficulties I faced is money... I didn't have any Brunei currency. (lol) (≧ ∇ ≦) And the other one is language. Bruneian speaks Malay language, just like Malaysians are. But the dialect is a bit different from Malaysians. Not to mention their informal way of talking (which I think combines a little with native Bruneian dialect) really took me seconds before I could understand what they were saying. ( ╹^╹)
It's a good thing my grandmother was there. So we (my cousins and me) don't really need to talk much. And thanks to that, I have learned a few words that they used in everyday language! (●´∀`●)
1. sira` = salt (garam)
2. audeh (or aude - not sure) = you (anda)
3. damit = small (kecil)
4. ani = this (ini)
that's all that I can list down. . . there is one phrase that I know. My grandmother (from Brunei) mention this, "Kenapa lai?" which I think means "What's wrong?" or something like that. But I'm sorry, I'm not sure what does 'lai' means. (^_^")
Oh! One more... when we took the bus on our way back to Malaysia, I saw the destinations of Brunei - B.S.B. (ﾟ-ﾟ;) I was wondering, What does B.S.B. means? But later, I found out that B.S.B. stands for Bandar Seri Begawan. ( ^∇^ )
Well, I only managed to learn a little about Brunei language. Although it's so little, but it's better than not knowing anything ne? ヾ( ⌒ー⌒ )ノ
ℒℴvℯ,
©hidayuki©
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Sweet and Sour of My Brunei Trip 1
Hello everyone. This is Hidayuki.
So then, the first part of my trip to Brunei is... "The Unbelievably Long Journey!".
From Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu (KK), it took about 6 hours. Then from KK to Brunei... about 8 hours!
The route to Brunei is long when you take the land route. I don't know about the air route or the water route. I'm pretty sure it will be faster to reach Brunei by plane... but not sure about taking a ferry. The ferry would stop by in Labuan. So... I still don't know which one is faster or slower! (lol)
My journey was a very long one! 15 hours!!! (*o*)
1. From Sandakan to KK : We ride on our own car to KK. We set off at 5.00 am from Sandakan. Then at 6.00 am (or so), we stopped by at Telupid to... well... to do the thing. Hahah!! o(≧∀≦)o Then we continued to Ranau, where we stopped by to have breakfast at 8.30 am. After that, we carry on our journey to KK. We arrived there around 11.30 am.
We rested for 30 minutes, then went to Beaufort. We reached Beaufort around 3 pm. All I remembered, we finally stepped on the land of Brunei on nightfall. There were tons of immigration stations to go. We had to make sure we had all 8 stamps before we could land on Brunei.
The same goes to our way back home... I enjoyed the scenes on the land route to Brunei. But at the same time, I feel very tired!
ℒℴvℯ,
©hidayuki©
So then, the first part of my trip to Brunei is... "The Unbelievably Long Journey!".
From Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu (KK), it took about 6 hours. Then from KK to Brunei... about 8 hours!
The route to Brunei is long when you take the land route. I don't know about the air route or the water route. I'm pretty sure it will be faster to reach Brunei by plane... but not sure about taking a ferry. The ferry would stop by in Labuan. So... I still don't know which one is faster or slower! (lol)
My journey was a very long one! 15 hours!!! (*o*)
1. From Sandakan to KK : We ride on our own car to KK. We set off at 5.00 am from Sandakan. Then at 6.00 am (or so), we stopped by at Telupid to... well... to do the thing. Hahah!! o(≧∀≦)o Then we continued to Ranau, where we stopped by to have breakfast at 8.30 am. After that, we carry on our journey to KK. We arrived there around 11.30 am.
We rested for 30 minutes, then went to Beaufort. We reached Beaufort around 3 pm. All I remembered, we finally stepped on the land of Brunei on nightfall. There were tons of immigration stations to go. We had to make sure we had all 8 stamps before we could land on Brunei.
The same goes to our way back home... I enjoyed the scenes on the land route to Brunei. But at the same time, I feel very tired!
ℒℴvℯ,
©hidayuki©
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year 2011!
Good evening, everyone!Hidayuki is here.
How do you do, dear friends? I've been away for a week, hasn't it? I missed blogging. (lol)
Well anyway, I guess it's not too late to wish you all Happy 2011! I've been through a lot in 2010... I hope to make more beautiful memories in 2011!
So then, I'm glad that I've managed to return safely to Sandakan before the end of 2010. I went to Brunei Darussalam on December 24th, 2010 for a family visit and returned to Sandakan, Malaysia on December 31, 2010 at 3.00 am! I want to spend my last moments of 2010 in my furusato (hometown).
It was my first trip to Brunei. I wouldn't say that the trip wasn't fun at all. It was fun! (First trips are always fun! lol) But I'm sure that if I had the chance to go to Brunei again, it will be better than the first trip.
I'm currently uploading my pictures of my trip to Brunei on Facebook. And I'll try to post a thing or two about the trip here as soon as possible. I encountered many things during my journey. Some are interesting...
some are messy. ♪~ lalala ~♪ Then... see ya!
ℒℴvℯ,
©hidayuki©
Friday, December 17, 2010
Next Destination : Brunei Darussalam!!! (・∪・*)
Good morning, everyone!
This is Hidayuki.
Wow.... it's been so long (I think) since the last time I posted anything like this ne?
I don't know why, but even though it's school holidays right now, and I've already graduated from school, I'm still as busy as always!
Oh well, since the last day of school (December 8, 2010) I've been doing things randomly without schedule which is why I think it might be the problem to my busyness. I have a bunch of plans for the next three months. And as I promised, I will unveiled my planners for you.
For the time being, until the arrival of 2011, I will launch two operations (wow!) here:
1. Cleaning Operation - My house (especially my room) has been good for the past few months. But I never really take a close look on how clean the house is! So, this will be the first I want to launch.
2. Revival of KEY's Project - I want to revive the project I did from May 2010 to September 2010 (I had to stop the project due to a scandal at school). However, I will only post the latest videos of me in 2011. I want to use the next few weeks to repost my previous videos and to practice new songs for my vocal dan dances.
3. Driving License - My mother insisted that I take the driving test to get my own driving license. So last Sunday (December 12, 2010), I attended a driving lesson to prepare for the computer test and other driving test. This test might goes on for at least two months.
4. Senior's Project - After my graduation, I saw that many of my friends (schoolmates in the same year with me) 'throws away' their books. As if they're forgetting the studies from school. I don't want that to happen to me. So, I decided I want to share informations and knowledges that I had while studying for 11 years at school. I made a blog for this, but it is still under construction. I need to update it for the blog pages and other columns. Many work to do! (lol)
So, from the plans that I made I am 100% sure that I won't be bored until my SPM result come out in March 2011! Even now, that explains why I feel like I'm as busy as always. However, there's been an additional plan for the end of December 2010 to me.
As for December 23rd, 2010 I, Hidayuki @Nurhidayu will be paying a visit for my mother's family in Brunei! Yay!!! My uncle is having an engagement ceremony so my grandmother (my mother's mother) is taking me to Brunei. I have never been leaving Malaysia since 17 years of my life. (T^T) So, this will be a great experience to me. I will return to Malaysia around December 29th, 2010. I still want to celebrate the arrival of 2011 with my parents and siblings. (^_^)
That's all for now, I think I've type long enough. (＾ε＾)☆ I'm going to make my passport today. So, see you guys later! Bye!
ℒℴvℯ,
©hidayuki©
This is Hidayuki.
Wow.... it's been so long (I think) since the last time I posted anything like this ne?
I don't know why, but even though it's school holidays right now, and I've already graduated from school, I'm still as busy as always!
Oh well, since the last day of school (December 8, 2010) I've been doing things randomly without schedule which is why I think it might be the problem to my busyness. I have a bunch of plans for the next three months. And as I promised, I will unveiled my planners for you.
For the time being, until the arrival of 2011, I will launch two operations (wow!) here:
1. Cleaning Operation - My house (especially my room) has been good for the past few months. But I never really take a close look on how clean the house is! So, this will be the first I want to launch.
2. Revival of KEY's Project - I want to revive the project I did from May 2010 to September 2010 (I had to stop the project due to a scandal at school). However, I will only post the latest videos of me in 2011. I want to use the next few weeks to repost my previous videos and to practice new songs for my vocal dan dances.
3. Driving License - My mother insisted that I take the driving test to get my own driving license. So last Sunday (December 12, 2010), I attended a driving lesson to prepare for the computer test and other driving test. This test might goes on for at least two months.
4. Senior's Project - After my graduation, I saw that many of my friends (schoolmates in the same year with me) 'throws away' their books. As if they're forgetting the studies from school. I don't want that to happen to me. So, I decided I want to share informations and knowledges that I had while studying for 11 years at school. I made a blog for this, but it is still under construction. I need to update it for the blog pages and other columns. Many work to do! (lol)
So, from the plans that I made I am 100% sure that I won't be bored until my SPM result come out in March 2011! Even now, that explains why I feel like I'm as busy as always. However, there's been an additional plan for the end of December 2010 to me.
As for December 23rd, 2010 I, Hidayuki @Nurhidayu will be paying a visit for my mother's family in Brunei! Yay!!! My uncle is having an engagement ceremony so my grandmother (my mother's mother) is taking me to Brunei. I have never been leaving Malaysia since 17 years of my life. (T^T) So, this will be a great experience to me. I will return to Malaysia around December 29th, 2010. I still want to celebrate the arrival of 2011 with my parents and siblings. (^_^)
That's all for now, I think I've type long enough. (＾ε＾)☆ I'm going to make my passport today. So, see you guys later! Bye!
ℒℴvℯ,
©hidayuki©
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