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Crush The Musical

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I went to watch a musical at Belgrade Theatre tonight. I've always wanted to watch a theatre once here in Coventry and I finally decided to do it today. It was kind of last minute as I only bought the ticket in the afternoon and the show will close its curtain in Coventry this Saturday. Crush at Belgrade Theatre A good seat for less than 20pounds (student price). Oh Yeah! The show is called Crush the Musical and it's about an all girls boarding school trying to save their school from the new tyrant headmistress that wants to change the school to a strict Victorian values. The setting of the story was in the 1960s and it's something like Malory Towers and St Trinians mixed into one show. With only a total of 12 casts, they managed to put on a good show. Especially for a new musical like this one. I really enjoyed the tap dance with the hockey sticks part. This is also a Belgrade Threatre co-produced show, hence the reason why they open the show in Coven...

Visiting William Shakespeare

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Hi there, Now that I'm done with student life, I can finally update my travel stories here. Especially the places that I visited in the last two months when my cousin and my dad came for a visit. I'll start with a place that is quite close to Coventry, where people from all over the world come to visit. The place is called Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. This is actually my third time visiting this place (The first time I was here was when I visited UK back in 2009. I came here again last winter with my mum and my sister) but it's the first time I entered the birthplace and other houses related to Shakespeare's life. Welcome to Stratford Map of the town and the various places of interest First of all, you need a ticket to enter historic buildings. You can buy the ticket online or at the Birthplace Trust. I would really recommend to buy it online as you'll get additional 10% discount with online ticket. There's als...

It's a wrap!

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Alhamdulillah praise to Allah, I have finally completed this chapter of life. I can't believe that this phase of my live has finally come to an end. To be honest, I'm quite sad that it has ended. I really enjoyed the classes, the assignments, the people that I met, the fun times that I had in the past 12 months. It was really a nice break from work and actually I'm in no rush to go back to the working world. As for now, I'm going to enjoy my break while it lasts and I'm officially penanam anggur terhormat (read: unemployed). Good night! My night and day for the past 3 months One with my supervisor. Please give me good marks for my dissertation Thank you both for all your support for the past 12 months Done done done..yes, I've mastered my dissertation

The Tongue Twister Mexican Food

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In the midst of proofreading my dissertation, a friend invited for lunch at the Prayer Hall today. It was actually a last minute farewell for a friend who is going back to Netherlands. So, this friend of mine is Mexican and she cooked for us Mexican food. I was excited as the closest ever to a Mexican food that I ever had was Nacho's, and it's not even a proper Mexican dish. What did she cooked for us? The dishes were called "Chilaquiles con huevo estrellado" and "Tinga de pollo". The names are quite hard to pronounce, quite a tongue twister I must say. So, what are these dishes? Chilaquiles con huevo estrellado - tortilla chips, with salsa sauce, topped with cheese, sour cream and sunny side up egg Tinga de pollo - shredded chicken in salsa sauce Here's what the dish looked like. Can you guess which one is which? The green stuff is just normal salad..hehe

The Hidden Gem of Shropshire

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Hi all, How's are you all coping with the fasting month? I hope everything is going fine so far. This post will be about my recent 2 days 1 night trip to Shropshire, a county in the West Midlands, England. The trip was kind of impromptu as I was invited by my junior who wanted a company for this trip as she wanted a getaway before flying back to Malaysia for her summer holiday. As I was busy with dissertation and class I kind of think I need a getaway before I immerse myself in full on dissertation mode; though I've got another module to complete before I can focus 100% on dissertation. So we took a the Virgin train from Coventry to Shrewsbury (direct service) and the journey was about one hour and a half. Once we arrived at Shresbury, we had to change train to get to Church Stretton. Church Stretton is a historic Market town well known for its scenic walking paths and that's what we planned to do here. We've arrived in Shrewsbury Here to enjoy the natural be...

Presenting Prezi

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Hello everyone, Are you always doing presentation and bored with PowerPoint? Well, there's a cool presentation software that I was introduced to called Prezi . It's an online presentation program that moves through a non-linear presentation on path as opposed to using slides. Its has better graphic and makes your presentation more interesting than the classic PowerPoint. Check the video below to know what it looks like: All you have to do is create a public account (or you can buy a pro account) and start Prezentin! The presentation is saved onto a cloud and you can access it anywhere as long as you have internet connection. Plus, it has a similar feature as Google Slide where multiple people can work on the presentation at the same time as long as they have a Prezi account.  Though the software has its limitation where you cannot create smart art. Besides that if you want to insert a picture, you cannot copy it from the source and paste it here. You have to save the...

5 Tips for Mountain Walking in Snowdonia

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Last weekend it was the early May bank holiday in the UK, so a few friends decided to head up to Snowdonia National Park for a 2 days 1 night trip. The main aim of the trip was to hike up the Snowdon mountain itself. For those of you who are not familiar with Snowdonia, it is actually on of the highest mountain in Wales with 1,085m above sea level. Here are my 5 tips for mountain walking in Snowdon.  1. Check time of visit . First and foremost, plan at what time of the year do you plan to come here. It is better to visit during between April to September; though I would suggest during the summer months. Also, ensure you have enough time to climb up and come back down before dark. The Llanberis path takes about 6 hours return trip. Plan your time! 2. Check the weather . Make sure you check the weather before you come here and ensure that the forecast only says sunny. Even if there's a chance of rain during the day; you will not see the beautiful view at the summit as it wil...