After 9 days at Nottingham

This is the plane that brought me from KL to Nottingham.. ^_^


Alright... I exaggerated a little.. This is actually the plane that brought me to Manchester from Amsterdam. Haha..

Today is my 9th day in Nottingham. Being away from my family is really lonely. I realised it the 1st day. Thanks to the majestic internet, I get to meet my family everyday. At least, I feel I am still connected to the life at home.

So, I promise that this post will be more cheerful than the previous. So, I'll try to keep lesser words and more photos + description ya..  ^^

This is my 1st meal in my room. I don't really like it though. The soup.. or more like the gravy is too thick and it taste quite bland eventhough it smells good. Haha.. Anyway, the 1st night is really.. sad. I'm tired.. of the long journey and jetlag. After reaching my room and dumping everything in, we went out for grocery. After that, we went back to our own room and I made this cup mee. And I feel sad. I'm alone. That's the 1st time I feel so lonely.

This is my dwelling for the following 1 year. The 1st week sees me walking up and down, in and out of Nottingham. Being so busy settling down. I'm busy going to the Uni to settle my enrolment and announce my late arrival to the coordinator, finding my way around the Uni buildings, looking for my class and busy finding the right people to ask questions.

Besides that, I'm busy with going to Tesco and Wilkinson to buy my things as well. I'm looking for daily food, grocery like salt, sugar, pepper, dark sauce, oyster sauce, etc etc, floor mat, cups, tissues, pillows, etc etc.

Everyday after a hectic day rushing around the Uni, I will pass by Tesco or Wilkinson to get my things and will then lugged a heavy and super heavy and damn heavy plastic of goods back to my room.

That's my 1st week.

This is the road taken by me for the week. Walking to and fro for 2 days, I already got myself familiarise with the road and did not get lost.

This plate of rice was cooked by yours truly, ME! This is the 1st ever plate of rice I ever cooked. Yea.. I did not need to cook at home. Really.. I feel myself successful as this plate of rice is edible and it taste not bad. Haha..

I once bought some little mandarin oranges here. And it taste really really really great! So sweet and juicy. I just have to buy it again.

This is the view near the Old Market Square. This place is always crowded with people and mind you, it's a really great place to hang around.

This is me at the square. See those people. There really like it there. And so does the pigeons. All the 9 days I have been in UK, the only bird I saw is the pigeons. And they are damn fat!

They walk around, fly around and eat around. They aren't afraid of people. No wonder they are fat.

See all those nice nice buildings there? I'm really in cloud 9 when I saw them. The moment I arrive at Nottingham train station, walk out and saw my surrounding, I have already fall in love with the city. It really is a nice little place. It's like a dream come true, being able to see these buildings, and actually walk into them.

NTU have some of these old buildings as well and sometimes I just feel like Harry Potter.. LoL.. Pictures of NTU later, as I still haven't snap them yet.. haha..

"DANGER: DEEP WATER KEEP OUT"

"where's the water mama?"

If it's not for the buildings I will feel miserable. Actually, I don't feel miserable during the day as I have things to do, people to talk to and scene to see. It's only the night. When I am alone, nothing to do (but assignments), family are asleep, inside my room, I will feel bad.

Anyway, don't worry. I will be alright. I am going to get many many new experience and learn many many new things here and come back to Malaysia as a brand new me! ^_^


ps. I've started to do my assignment already last weekend. It's still the beginning and as you guys know, the 1st word/step is always the hardest. I couldn't seem to make up my mind on what topic to focus on. And now I have to do it alone. Haha.. Ling ling.. you better on9 more..


See ya!

I am lonely.

I have been in Nottingham almost a week already. Things kinda happened very fast. From KLIA to Amsterdam to Manchester. All in 15hours. Reaching Nottingham before 4pm on 26th September 2010.

Now, I am officially an International Student majoring in MA Product Design in Nottingham Trent University. Coming here is a dream I previously wish for. Departing to Nottingham is excited and in the mean time, I feel depressed. I wouldn't be able to be with my family and friends for 1 year. I couldn't see my favourite toys/books/piano/etc etc for 1 year. I know I will miss everything tremendously. Especially my family. The longest I've been away from them is 2 weeks.. that's when I went for holiday in Hong Kong.. Even that, I will keep thinking of going back home. I hope I know what am I doing now. Coming to UK for furthering my studies.. am I really here for my studies or am I here to see what how does the British live? I don't really feel like working on my assignments now actually.. I am homesick. I miss my family. Sometime, I think if I am here with just one of my close friend, I wouldn't be so lonely.. at least we can laugh together and cry together. But now, I am here with no one. Everyone tells me that I would be able to make friends but I don't think those friends are the ones I have back in Malaysia. It's different. That's because we have different backgrounds. I feel different.

I heard one of the other student said that day..

"I come to Nottingham only for 1 reason. And that couldn't be achieve in my home country. That is to be a foreigner."

I feels that she said it very well. I come here to be a foreigner. To learn and experience new things. But all I wish for is only a friend.

Sorry for the depressed update. I am really upset now. I just need to rant it all out.. I hope I can overcome this or I wouldn't be able to do any work...

Pictures are available in my facebook.

I promise that my next post will be something cheerful or I wouldn't post it for you guys to get worry about me. Sorry.

Finally

Finally!

I finally get my visa approved and collected! The long wait has ended. I can fly already.

Like my mom say, my wings have now almost fully grow.


<(^o^)>

Still waiting

I must be getting the patient of a monk.


I have been waiting and waiting and waiting without know when and how.

How obscure is it?

FYI, Nope. I still did not get 'it' yet.......................................................................................



Oh... and btw, I have trim my hair a little and did rebonding. Now I feel very light-headed.. Oh wait.. I mean my head feel light.. Lol........

Pix? Go to FB.. haha..

The Boy Who Changed The World by Andy Andrews

I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are purely my own.

Have you ever wonder whether anything you do make a changes to the world? Well, this children book The Boy who Changed the World tells you that it does. This is a children book so don't expect details but reading it really make me realise that every decision I made is actually important as it does not only affect me but everyone in fact.

This short story tells you of what one people decision could led to another people decision in life and in the end save billions of hungry people. The story begins with how young Norman decision to indulge in his interest of plants and leads to Henry who learns a lot about plants that he grows up to become vice president of USA who later hire Norman (yup the Norman who I mentioned earlier) to develop seeds that grows into plant to fed billions hungry people. However, it was George who teaches Henry his interest in plants who in turn who nurture by his dad, Moses.

I like the storyline of this book. Before reading it, I never realised that all the people are connected. But they are. It's like revealing a mystery. A mystery of how 1 person is connected with another and so on. It make me realised that if Norman did not study plant, Henry would never hired him and there would be no invention of seeds for good plants to fed people. One small decision had decide the world fate. How important are our decision? Haha..

Anyway, eventhough I agree that this is a good story with a good morale behind it, I wouldn't exactly suggest it to children under 8 or those without a good understanding of English. The language used here isn't bombastic but the storyline is a bit confusing. For example, it is like telling a child that the most important alphabet is 'A' and then change your mind and telling him is 'B'. Before going off, you turn your head and tell him, no.. the most important alphabet is 'C'.. and the next day telling him it is 'D'. That's how the story goes on. If I am a child I wouldn't be able to link them together as it is not following the time sequence.

Oh, and I love the illustrating done by Philip Hurst. The colours are attractive and I am sure children would love them. But if you expect pretty faces or cute faces you would be disappointed as the faces there doesn't look cute nor pretty. Haha..

Pretty recommended for children aged between 8-10years as the morale is very strong behind it. However, I would recommend parents to read with your child to explain to them as well as letting them understand the whole story. Besides enhancing your child vocabulary you would also be enhancing your imagination and bonds with your child. Haha..

I would rate this book 3 starts out of 5.