6th
September 2006
This is the 1st time ever
that I'll be celebrating my birthday
alone overseas
Might as well treat myself with a
special gift - Trip to
Dublin,
Ireland
Bought a return ticket on
2nd
Sept 06 - on the spot - no
planning whatsoever...
Flight:
Aer Lingus
Booking Ref:
27L83W
LHR - DUB ::
WED
6SEP06 :: 4:50pm - 6:05pm
DUB - LHR ::
TUE
12SEP06 :: 9:15pm - 10:25pm
And the journey begins...
6th
Sept '06
Evening
Arrival in Dublin Airport - fetched
by Nuzul - Bus 16A
:: Portobello - get to know Da
Portobellos - rest for the night
Dinner :: Ayam
Masak Merah :: Chef -
Nuzul
7th Sept '06
Noon
Dublin City Centre tour :: guided by
Nuzul - UCD
Earlfort Terrace - St Stephen Green
Park - Grafton Street - Trinity
College - Bank of Ireland - Liffey
River - The Dublin Spire - City
Centre Lunch ::
Subway Sandwich
Evening
Dublin City Centre - Night sights ::
Temple Bar - City Centre - Liffey
River - Trinity College - Grafton
Street - Molly Malone - RCSI
Dinner :: 'I-donno-whatta-hack'
but it's nice! :: Chef -
Nuzul
8th Sept '06
Noon
Bus 46A :: UCD Belfield - Da
Portobellos wanted to renew their
student card - happened to be only
for Freshers on that day - too bad I
say!! - got some Freshers pack for
ourselves - one great souvenir ::
256MB UCD USB for FREE!!
Jumu'ah Prayers in Cloanskeagh
Mosque - Bus 11 :: Dun Loaghaire -
Beach Scenes
Skipped Lunch
Evening
Jalan-jalan cari Dinner
with Kamarul Ariffin
aka Ipin - Chicken
Shawarma :: Thank You Ipin!!
- UCD :: Ipin
needed to do Asar - Ipin's
house - Portobello :: watch a movie
Temple Bar :: again!! But this time
with Lukes and
Ezzad only -
diorg belanja Hagen Dazz
:: Thanx love!!
9th Sept '06
Noon
Bus 16/16A/19/19A :: Cineworld for
Cinema with all Portobellos except
Isa & Ezzad
:: John Tucker Must Die - Mean Girls
met its match!!
Jem, Lukes
& Syawal head back
home - Journey continues with
Fyzal, Reez
& Nuzul
Liffey River :: again!! - Dublin
Magistrate - Dublinia - St Patrick's
Cathedral - sunbath (yo yo je la)
- Portobello
No Lunch
Evening
Dinner :: Bihun
Goreng & Ayam Barbeque :: Chef
- Reez; da BEST
Portobello's Chef - watch Project
Runaway 3
Dragged to the room - Kena
sarung baju biru ::
kononnye all visitors must do a
performance for Da Portobellos - I
was like :: You Guys Are So
WEIRD!!!
Living Room's light turned off -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!
- actually to Jem
gak tapi ada reason
lain diorg tak announce for
Jem
That was some real kicking-ass
Birthday Buzz you guys
arranged for me & Jem!!
Really loved the Performance
Presentation bla bla gimmic
you guys had in head!! Thanx for
making my
23rd Birthday A
BUZZ!!!
Cake :: Chocolate
Strawberry !!
What happened during the night was
recorded for solely meant for
PERSONAL MEMORY!!
It was REALLY REALLY REALLY
SCHWEET la you
guys!!
CHEEEEEEERS!!! :: yeah, we do
use this word in the UK
10th Sept '06
Noon
Indoor activity :: Movies and Stuff
in Portobellos - seriously,
Portobello never bores me! ;)
Had a nap - take pic with
Jem :: he's off for a week
doing peripherals out of Dublin -
BUBBYE
:: gonna miss ya Jem!!
Evening
Swift Hall - spend time with
Amir & Izwan
- exchange stories :: general and
personal - get to know Hyder
and exchange messages :: yeah in
Arabic!!
I like it!!
Dinner :: Bihun
Goreng & Tea
11th Sept
Noon
Not nice weather :: Indoor
activities :: Movies and Stuff in
Portobellos :: again!! - yeah!
honestly Portobello doesn't bore me
;)
Evening
The newly Wed
invitation for Dinner
Dinner :: Nasi
Ayam :: Chef -
Nursyuhada Zainon
Catch up with things - watched
Lan & Syu's
wedding DVDs -
Video
Presentation with
my Song
as the background music!! :: I
dedicated a song for them during
their wedding - Thanx la
Syu!! Am honoured
and adore ya appreciation - Live
singing to fulfill the newly wed's
wish :: I just don't get the 'Bagai
Pinang Dibelah' obsession!!
Haha
One last visit to Swift Hall to say
goodbye to Amir &
Izwan
12th Sept
Noon
Indoor activity :: Packing and
transferring pics & medias - Pic
snap with each of the Portobello
guys except for Jem
(not available) & Syawal
(class too early in the morning - I
was still in bed!!)
Evening
Goodbye Dinner in
Amir Kebab restaurant -
9 Euro beb!!
More pic snapped, but none can be
displayed coz I don't have my own
camera - all the pics displayed here
are from Da Portobellos
cams ;)
Mwah
mwah bye bye :: Bus16A ::
Dublin Airport - End of
Journey
Dublin
6th -
12th Sept '06
Overview
I spent the whole week with
Da
Portobellos, and for
that I have to
THANK
THEM EVER SO MUCH
for entertaining me and making my
Birthday Trip full of schweet
memories!!
My trip was meant to fulfill my
intention of going to
Dublin
before
Nuzul (a close
junior of mine) go back to
Malaysia for his twinning
programme in
PMC;
coz I thought if he's back, then I
have no close friends to spend my
time with in
Dublin
But the
Dubliners proved me wrong!!
:: They've been very kind to
sacrifice their time to entertain me
::
And so, thank you to you guys,
especially Ipin -
Lan & Syu -
Badariah, Suriana &
Ain
And not to forget, the
LOVELY
Portobello Guys who
have been very nice and
entertaining, making my stay in
Dublin
full of smiles and laughters!
::
Get To
Know Da Fab Portobellos ::
Jem
Fatherly and
Motherly figures combined in
one! 1st met in London,
August 2006 - Certainly a
joy to be with; might be quite quiet
to begin with but once u get to know
him, the shy quiet person is no
more! Very particular about keeping
Portobello clean and tidy ::
One of the many reasons why
Portobello is so well-kept!!
Reez
Don't misjudge him!! :: i know i
know, the world is cruel enough;
just have to hold on to it no matter
what :: 1st met in London
2005 :: CT
Nurhaliza's Royal Albert Hall
concert :: Has the most
amazing personality in the house -
very easy-going and
beautiful in every single
aspects :: voice, manners, facial,
dermato, anatomy, well - EVERYTHING;
if all are
Beasts
in the house,
Reez's
definitely the only
Beauty!!
Nuzul
Junior
of mine - friendship built for more
than 7 years now; A
very close person to me and the
actual reason why I'm visiting
Dublin.
No secrets between us - His secrets
are mine and likewise :: just to
show how close we are!! Gonna miss
him so badly when he's back to
Malaysia
Lukes
IT
Wizzard in
Portobello - superfantastic
medical student with computer
knowledge and up-to-date with
technologies hehe; Known him
since KMYS - a blast we
were in KMYS, and a blast he still
is in
Portobello!! He's starting a
blog - support him!!
Syawal
Youngest in the house; 1st
met in Birmingham Dec 2005
- innocent boy I must say, but deep
down you'll never know if he's
actually a fierce tiger within! I
think the most
Metrosexual guy in the house
:: Neat and tidy - all the time!!
Even to the bathroom!!
Ezzad
Mr Sexy
Eyes; known him since
BTN 2003 - innocent back
then, no longer as innocent now;
Fitness
Freak of the house - got a
dumbell and push-up stands in the
room :: Jog in the middle of the
night!! Just dont over-do it dear!!
Fitness is good :: Freakiness is
certainly not :: And you certainly
need to EAT to keep fit!! Hehe
Fyzal
Mr
Macho &
Most
Handsome Guy in the house I
must say; 1st met in London
Dec 2003; - shy guy back
then, but easy to get on with now ::
shared some love stories with him
but wished he could've shared more!!
Certainly a guy full of
LOVE
&
PASSION - a total opposite to
me?? Definitely!!
Isa
If there's an award for a
Game-aholic,
he's definitely the WINNER!! Haha -
didnt get to know him better because
of this :: locked himself in his
room playing World of
Warcraft - I was like,
WOW!!! In the FINAL
days, did get to share some stories
- then again, wished he could've
shared more!!
That's all then
Portobello - I'm missing you guys
like Crazy!!
Love &
Hugs to each one of you -
loads of thanx for everything!!!
Yours
Truly
Mohammad Ihab Ismail
Owner of A-N-I
