A long waiting day.

Finished packing 40kg [(18x18x45)inches] barang-barang and I'm just sitting in my room, patiently waiting my phone to ring. Malay is really Malay. I think they wont come to collect the boxes as promised. It's a wasteful day.Please dont make another long waiting day tomorrow. Btw, fb is a good tool to kill time. I'm on fb for the whole day to keep myself entertained!

While waiting them to collect the boxes, I uploaded photos taken for the last trip to Sheffield, Birmingham, Lake District and Scotland, in the facebook. This is easy to deal with since there is only one camera and not much photos were taken throughout the trip, as compared to the 16days trip to Europe.

It rains a lot recently. I worry that my congregation is having in a raining day =( I saw people in graduation gown yesterday and business graduate friend told me that the whole ceremony is fast and boring. I'm not looking forward to it at all and I dont feel like joining at all. I will attend though I'm unwilling, because of my dad's words, he wishes that I'm officially graduated in the UK. I dont think I will make up loh...I'm just feeling so sienz. It's 180degree different to what we had in SP, here is relatively small scale.


I managed to dine in for YO!sushi in sheffield to congratulate myself! £18 is a good value to award the hard work I had put in for the last 10months. It's kinda funny to see angmoh making sushi. there is difference in the sushi presentation. for eg. they use avocado, red pepper as the fillings for the 'westernised'sushi....but,I dont like it.

Can I dont graduate in the UK? The inner voice shouts loudly...




Please congratulate me...I'm upset for having only one confirmed attendant - who else, my lovely xiang gong loh..haha...I want a big one in KL next year!! Heng!!

Another thing is...summer sale in the UK is really crazy..It provokes my ultimate urge to shop till I drop!! Everything is so cheap and the reduction is greater than xmas sales!...and it sales at the right time as im going back!! But then, I know I'm going to have an overweight luggage, gosh!! The keen to shop is still so strong afterall...aiks..4days to academy congregation, 5days to move out from 2nd floor, room 16 in the Lovaine Hall which contains 315days of UK memory, and 8days to leave beloved UK. No special feeling at the moment. Feel numb.

Back from Scotland Highland trip!

Again, i'm back from Sheffield, Birmingham, Lake District, Scotland Highland, Northumberland National Park trip that spent a total of 10days!! Only £120 was spent on 6D5N Scotland trip incl. all campsite/hostels, petrol and foods! But then, I spent lots for the shopping which is pretty cheap now!! I love, and hate summer sales at the same time!!

Many people worried my safety but I'm back in a perfect piece!!

I really start missing the mountains in Scotland, I need one month to do the hiking there!!

Great amount of stories to share, but I dont have much time, as im counting down 9days to my home returning!! All about buying and packing!! haha!!

OOps, not forgetting my academic congregation!!

One photo for the one that I miss the most!! Glencoe - three sisters mountain. We hiked a mountain that no body else did! It's tiring and dangerous but we couldnt make it to the very top!! What a waste! But im satisfied with my hiking performance, as a girl!! haha!!


one more...

《一个巴黎两个爱》

昨天，一整天，都是毛毛细雨。

本来决定到市区逛逛的我们，那兴致勃勃的心情被细细的雨水重重地打击了。随后，我坳到了一本书，一本我用了一整天看完的爱情故事书。 我一向很少看爱情故事，这次是因为他家里有这本书，为了帮他省电不用电脑，我决定看书。 而且，我对这本书非常有兴趣，其中一个原因学弟不让我透露，但作者是旅居英国的马来西亚人，其实目前她人已在台湾。

说真的，我还挺喜欢这本书，尤其是中间的故事高潮不断。一开始的故事并没有强烈地扣住读者的胃口，但继续看下去，故事就越来越精彩，让我深深陷入爱情的味道里。 而且，故事背景是巴黎，一个我刚去过的城市。 浪漫的巴黎，确实处处充满爱情故事，尤其是爱情发生在塞纳河的，我特别感兴趣，因为灯光闪闪的塞纳河边，真的很浪漫。 作者确确实实地带出了巴黎的感觉，不只是浪漫的部分，还有实在的安全问题等等。 我欣赏作者并没有一味地写 巴黎有多浪漫...

这本书，是我在英国第一本看的‘课外书’。 因为之前的世界都是环绕营养的，我真的很怀念看书的日子...所以昨天大概是我在英国感觉最充实 最满足的一天吧。

扣人心弦的故事是中间的部分，而且故事高潮一波又一波，很精彩。其实故事也非常戏剧化，就是一个逃婚到巴黎，巧遇两个近乎完美但不同性格，也给她不同爱情感觉的男人，所以称之为 天使与恶魔给的爱情。

这个爱情故事 也是我谈恋爱以后 第一次看的爱情故事吧。 所以，感触很不一样。 看书，心情很重要；不同的性情使理解和认同会有所差异。 而且，经历了11个月的远距离恋爱， 我更羡慕女主角得到两个男人的爱。 因为，那种有情人在身边，实实在在的爱情感觉，我觉得那已经是好久以前的事情了。虽然，我相信，情人在身边的感觉，就快回来了。 经历了一段远距离后，竟然最让人渴望是，可以一起牵手走超市...抱歉，这个是个人心情感言，故事里并没有远距离爱情。哈哈。

结局，真的好可怜，当然，也挺戏剧化的。 通常，戏剧化的结局才能让人印象深刻，不是吗？

真的有兴趣看一个21岁女生跟两个帅哥和超有人钱在巴黎发生的爱情故事，可以看看《一个巴黎两个爱》这本书，我相当推荐，也很欣赏作者的内涵和文笔，简简单单的文字，不像很多作者都过度采用深奥的文字来表达，让人读得更辛苦 :p


听说，本来只在中国售卖，目前新马的popular应该也可以购得。听说，作者的第2本书即将在年尾面试，拭目以待 =)

看完书，就让我觉得自己有文采了。哈哈。

回去，我终于又可以继续看书了^^

在英国的最后第18天 - 当英国留学女生遇上两位英国留学男生...

当英国留学女生遇上两位英国留学男生...

我们的对话，是多么的熟悉和彼此了解...

外人，没有经过这路程的人，总是以为我们很风光，我们有钱有时间有机会到处玩乐踩欧洲。

我们，那么节俭，只为了可以念书...只为了可以去玩...
只有走过这段路的人，才明白在英国的日子是多么的无聊，多么的寂寞，多么的可怜...
我们，每天的娱乐是来自电脑，每天的通话是电话还是msn,skype的，每天面对四面墙，每次换季还要调试心情...

他...很想家想念朋友，毕竟我们的中学时代是那么的多姿多彩...相比之下，英国的生活，实在黑暗。
他...讨厌facebook和msn,因为所有的对话都很平面，他自嘲自己的脸部表情完全没人发现...
他...那么节俭，可是我来这里却花了他不少的水电费，他的食粮...
他...还得睡客厅，把床让给我，还买了Salmon鱼给我吃..我可没告诉他我爱吃三文鱼...只是他认为待客之道该如此，尤其是我是第一个到访的家乡好朋友。

我...还是庆幸我没有自己住在外面，看他为住家的水电费和住客烦的事，真的为他担心。希望住客快点搬走，不然他自言自语和压力的倾向会日趋严重。他可以一天不进食不睡觉，就是因为住家的问题...实在可怜他。

他说，要我奉劝要来英国念书的人，不要以为这里的日子很好过...因为我也有同感，所以写出来。写得不好，请别见怪。自从来到英国，因为面对金钱压力，life quality, 生活的素质，已经不是重点，所以我也缺少了写些有素质的文章。

在这里，我们奋斗的目的，都是为了给家人争一份颜面，敢说不是？
我敢说，我在这里成功毕业，让爸妈的脸上沾了一份光。
他，申请cambridge 也是为了让那个看低他爸爸的医生大跌眼镜。
虽然剑桥面试出误，但也成功进了英国排名第4的warwick大学法律系。
但想到他还有3年的英国留学生涯要面对，是真的苦了他。希望他说要回大马大学念书是说说而已，毕竟千辛万苦考得不错的A level,是应该继续留下来...

我也收到了 第一份毕业礼物，是真的可爱...有机会才放上来 ^^

真的开心，我要离开在英国当低等人的日子了...
受够了 只求书念好、吃得饱、旅行睡dorm的日子...
我要 想吃中餐就吃、想玩可以睡酒店，至少不必花多多钱还睡12人的dorm！最可恶的是三更半夜喝醉酒的洋佬/洋妞回来的嘈杂生使人无法入眠...
虽然我在小新不是上等人，但我只需要跨过一座桥就做上等公民！

英国，大概不会再来了...
外国的留学生活，我体验够了 ^^

也因为这段路，让我更深切明白新马带给我的归属感是多么的强烈。
也因为游欧洲，让我惊悟原来亚洲才是一块宝，欧洲的文化大同小异，地方风情也不必亚洲来得丰富。只是因为她们有辉煌的历史为奠基，有充满历史的建筑物和古城，但我想我还是偏爱亚洲的廉宜旅费和风景风情。至少，我们的星期日比欧洲的任何一个城市来得精彩~！

2nd day in Birmingham

Birmingham is so good to shop!! I cant stop shopping esp its SALE time!! Everything is concentrated and the mall in Bull Ring Street is modern and awesome. The toilet even got the certificate for the Best Loo =_='' but the loo is really unique =P





Cadbury world is fantastic. It gives me lots of surprises, which I din expect. but the entrance fee is really expensive, adult £13.45, student £10.30. Tried mashmallow and biscuits with hot creamy chocolate. It is really nice and so I turned back to take another from another staff (kakaz), each person is actually entitled for 1 cup only..muahaha.. It was my lunch ^^ Anyone coming to Birmingham, this cant be missed, Cadbury starts the chocolate factory on 1904 and they just celebrated 100years 5 years ago! Cadbury built the Bournville village! I love old advertisements decades ago... Get few free cadbury chocolate too. If I were to work in the UK, I would definately apply Cadbury, the factory is enourmous, in fact, there are few enourmous factories in that area. Collectively, the Cadbury factories are called 'factory in the garden'! I guess photos can only be seen after the trip! (Opps, I havent sorted out my summer Europe trip photos >_<) The day ended with lots of shopping in the Bull Ring Mall. Now, my friend is cooking for me..muahaha..Im the queen here ^^ I guess we will watch movie again (on the computer lah) after dinner... haha.. Oops, his 2oth birthday is coming...I really dunno what to do for him... cz im like the queen here, everything is served by him, Im not allowed to go kitchen...im not familliar with the shops or makan place too...erm...Birmingham is famous night spots too, go to pub with him?? Jie jie is going pub with didi >_< He suggested but I dont have dress and shoes, maybe I shall improve UK economy by spending abit huh... haha... We will see how!!

Summary: Great Day, though it started raining once I stepped out. I only have few photos of mine cause I dont bring tripod for this trip and Im going alone T_T Those tourists dont take good photos by using my DSLR leh T_T

Last trip in the UK - Sheffield

Guys, I'm already in Birmingham. Too last min to update !

8 hours in Sheffield on Sunday is undoubtably a torture!! Sheffield is good for ghost movie shooting on Sunday, while you could hardly find more than 10 people on the streets and area claimed to be 'heart of the city'... I guess Newcastle on Sunday could be a little bit more vibrant, though shops close at 4 or 5pm too...

Afterall, Meadowhall shopping center is good, I broke there. Spend aLOT!! >£100 !! I ate MCD for 2 times. You cant find anything else besides MCD and Pizza HUT! Dont take fast food? You will be starved! Horrible Sunday. I hate UK's sunday. I really wonder where all those ppl going on Sunday? Are all Britain love to stay at home?? This is the biggest Q i wanna find out!!

Sheffield- only horrible memory. Even the railway station is so queit!

Nothing much there too, at least we have angel of the north and millenium bridge, gateshead on Sunday and if you wanna go further, go northumberland! I miss Peak District, which is the world's 2nd famous national park in the world, after one of the Japanese National Park. I hope I can go there on Thursday as promised by someone!

Now, I will spend 4 nights in Birmingham in my friend's place and leaving to Scotland highlands... Last min decision can be exciting! haha!! Last trip in the UK! It will be a great fun and sceneric!

P/s to Net: I will still try to look around for your stuff. Hope I can find it in Birmingham or after I go back to NCL ( but i only left few days in NCL, try my best!)

I will be back to NCL on 14 July, and it will be my congregation on 20 July.. Moving out from Hostel on 21 July and possibly homeless for 3 nights before heading back to all year around summer countries!

Time does fly!!

Ciao

The day results released.

Finally I can announce that I'm officially graduated!! It's a unique experience to go through the final year results released moment. We have champagne/wine in the school office, we have lecturers to share the joy in the school office. One lecturer hugged and congratulated me. It feels warm. I saw someone with tears, delighted or upset? I cant justify.

For me,the result and classification are all within my expectation.

I'm pleased with my result and classification. Finally I'm a nutrition honours degree holder from Northumbria University in the UK!! My dream has accomplished!! I'm still unbelievable that I've completed it, beautifully, in a relatively short time.

Among the final year entry students in human nutrition and food science&nutrition, I'm two of the best ones. Still, I cant compare with those stay 3 years in the course. But I'm really pleased with the result and the hard works have paid off.

I'm proud with myself, who need to address the transitional and academic stresses in less than a year. I've overcome it.

Thanks dad, thanks mom, thank you and all of you who have supported, and shared my experiences.

Thanks crab who has been always with me, for the moments in the UK. It is the most precious and unforgettable moment in the UK. I really hope you carry out your thesis beautifully.　Even without my physical presence, you know I always cheer for you!!

Again, it's fabulous! I'm finally a degree holder of my desire profession!

But then, its kinda sad that I couldnt find yo!sushi today. I remembered the location wrongly =( I'm really too zhai nv in Newcastle. YOU! please dont buy for me or trying to do something for me, I'm contented and so pleased with the day now =P At least, we had Hawaiian pizza, fruit juice and a great chat =P

Loves.

逃避一年了 回去吧！

相公，拉住我...
我不想从梦境里出来了！

每天自由自在，想睡想吃想上厕所想上网想看戏...
穿睡衣去图书馆、做功课都不是问题...

还没有回去，想到租金，想到电费，想到小妹的大学基金...
还有想到不能胜任的工作、老板的脸色、小新的现实和无聊...
整个人冷了一把。
[ok,我是比较紧张2、3点]

那天，我们在夜色伦敦眼许下的愿望，我真的漏了--
我要做老板娘！不用我烦太多的老板娘hor!
人家看我脸色，不是我看人家脸色哦！
这样我才真的有钱又有闲，才可以打扮美美，成为有魅力的聪明女人!哈哈！

发发梦，才可以成真嘛...
我要做有钱人也...但是还是有很多时间做我爱做的事情啦。

现实，现实，好恐怖！
逃避一年了，回去吧！

第一次踏进英国的戏院

第一次踏进英国的戏院...算是我开始的...

在欧洲的某个城市，没记错的话，6月中，在巴黎的浪漫夜晚里，我们的对话...

相公看到transformer2即将上映，巴黎上映日期是7月24日。
相公表示很想看，我说在欧洲/英国看戏很贵呢...
相公说学生价是5镑左右，我说也不会很贵，回去我们去看戏吧！我也要在英国的戏院看戏！

月尾到了伦敦，旅程的最后一站，发现transformer 2 在伦敦19号就上映了,英国还是比法国上映得早~

看戏的事早就放在一边....

回到宿舍的第4个傍晚，6时许，skype 传来了一个link. 是戏院的link,原来逢周二，是最便宜的票价，只需4.95镑，而这里最喜欢加card handling fee,加了0.60镑，上网订购5.55镑。犹豫了许久，我们还是决定今晚看8点场的，因为下个星期二谁知道发生什么事情啊~

兴致来了，谁也顶不住。7点准网上订了，7.15分离开宿舍，7.35分抵达戏院，7.50分拿到票，8点进场！last minute 得真帅！

笨笨的我们第一次在英国看戏，其实还是去戏院买比较便宜，因为少了card handling fee,但网上订购可以选择premium seat,我们却还是选了普通的座位...

无论如何，今天看戏还是很兴奋很开心。一来，相公约我，而且她还是第一次约人看戏；二来，我已经10个月没有踏进戏院了；再来是transformer 2真的很帅，但还是第一集的好看！

总结是...相公应该不会休了我这个不满意的娘子，因为我们蜜月之后她主动约我，而且约会很甜蜜...

英国的戏院感觉很不错，有像歌舞台的大大紫色窗帘，开幕时会慢慢拉开...但是银幕比vivo的小...觉得还是vivo的比较棒~ 除此之外，empire的戏院挺不错！

这部戏没有英文字幕，不过还看得懂啦。没有特别不习惯全是金头发的观众，因为习惯了嘛，回去不晓得会不会不习惯都是黄皮肤的...

酝酿回去的心情了...等待成绩、毕业典礼和搭飞机的这20+天，真的有点小无聊...准备要运箱子回去，再享受享受一个人一个房间的超级自由空间，然后就要跟这片让我又爱又恨的土地说再见了! 成绩还有1天半就揭晓了，好紧张哦~ 毕业典礼的4张请柬也收到了，有免费的午餐，但只有相公一位宾客，觉得好可怜的我，跟poly毕业的时候差个十万八千里呢~ 毕业服也订了，照片好像还没订呢~ 要不是爸妈要我参加,带张戴四方帽+英国背景的照片，我大概早早就滚回去了...突然觉得自己的毕业典礼好可怜...有谁要来参加吗？我提供睡袋住宿...haha...

鼻子酸酸 ... 寒酸的毕业典礼
心跳快快 ... 可怕的成绩揭晓

希望这两晚都睡得着才行~

H1N1 updates

H1N1 updates:

UK : 4250
SG : 599
MY : 112

The numbers have been dramatically increased as compared to half a month ago , before I left for my trip! UK still looks fine while I was in London, 4th day since Im back, I hope we are fine. SG is getting serious, please take care all my friends there!!

Im consistently being told to ensure that Im free from H1N1 when I return to SG and MY. Perhaps I should self quarantine when i go back!!

OMG!! I hate H1N1!