Good News!!!! Plus one bad one...

HEHE... Let me start with the good news.... on the 3rd of January, it snowed in Newcastle!!!! Really, I repeat, It SNOWED in Newcastle. it snowed once in the morning around 8 and cathy woke me up to see it... then the thin layer of snow started to melt... after an hour or so, there was another snow, then it melted again then snow then melt... the process repeated itself for 4 times. At least i get to played with the snow though it is short-lived.... Ok... second good news... I got a job though it is just a part-time 1, it's better than not having 1... and i got my national insurance number!!.. for those who don't know what is it, it is a number required for every employed person in the UK for the person to get paid... so I will start work next tuesday on the 8th of January.... hehe... here comes the bad news though... I have exam on the 9th of january... yes... is just the day after my first day of work... good luck to me in my exams... hehe... hope i haf enought time to study and pass...

Next good news... my fren which came over with me got her first boyfren... a taiwanese... make me wonder when can I get 1.. hehe.. my plan to get a boyfriend before 20.... willl i be able to succeed?? well... i think these things come when the time comes... i will just wait n see... don't worry... If i have 1... I willl definitely tell the whole world!!!....

Oh ya.. and I am starting to knit again... I am helping my friend to knit a scarf for her newly found boyfren... hehehe.... hope she dun scold me for telling everybody except for her boyfren abour it...hehe... I will put up a picture of the finished work next time... in the mean time... enjoy the pictures of the snow!!!

Walking outside my flat... the layer of snow...

A snowball on Cathy's hand...

Deric., Shun Feng and ME... in the carpark... too bad it wasn't snowing

Shun feng...Cathy and me... Cathy was trying to throw some snow on Shun feng... hehe...

Me and Cathy each with a snowman and a snowballThe snowman Cathy made.. it has eyes and hands made of leaves.. Due to limited snow, we made miniature snowmans... hehe..Deric posing beside a car covered with snow..
The snowman shun feng and i made on top of the rubbish bin...heheThe carpark in front of lovaine flat... the footprints are deric and shun feng's..

Cathy and I made this...Cathy's love for her boyfriend..

Road back into our flat....

Hope u all enjoy the pictures...

No to alcohol!!!!

Sorry mum and dad!!! I got drunk last night... I drank too much alcohol... I never knew that it was that addictive that I kept on drinking.... But don't worry... I just did things like... vomit... say that I wasn't drunk and shower with my clothes on... That's all...

I promise that this will be the last time.... really really last time... I will control myself....

But from getting drunk, I learn quite some stuff... that I can't sleep when I am drunk.... i need to be a bit more "awake" to sleep... That's why the bath with clothes on... hehe... And now, I am awake and I still can't sleep... I think I only slept for 3-4 hours... however, my legs are still wobbly when i walk now... Maybe another shower will help... Will go and take my bath after I finish writing this...

Oh ya... there was a parade at newcastle city center from the monument till the civic center which is just very near my place.... the parade's theme was glowmobiles... whereby cars are made to look very 'glowy'.... the parade started at 5.30pm and ended with fireworks at the civic center at 6.40pm... YES!! It's 6.40 pm.... People in Newcastle celebrate new year at this time because most of them are old... this a town where old people dominates during the holidays since there are not much international students around.... below are some pics of the cars...

The two cars in the pics above are two of the many cars involved in the parade... the other pics are quite blur which is why i didn't want to put it up....

Credits to deric for the pictures and for being a good friend.... Most of the people in this flat is getting sick... or are sick... Karen, Sally are very sick... Allen is a bit sick... Deric and I are going to be sick... Hope that all of us will be fine before the exam starts.... And Cathy is back from Hong Kong...

I need to get something to eat... I better bath before that... I won't be posting any blogs for the time being since exams are just round the corner... I will be updating u all after my exams.... hehe....

Last day of 2007

It's the last day of the year.. and Hsien Leng's B'day..

I was thinking back about the things i have done this year, the people i have known, the things i have said... I felt that I actually grew a lot this year... I learn how to stay away from home and survive without a maid when i was in inti... Learn how to control my temper (though i still have it sometimes)... Learn how to manage my money, cook and be independant when i came to UK.. I might not have change much... but i knew i am different in some ways... I want to change to be a better person... This is my wish for the new year.. And I wish that everyone can be happy for the new year....

Happy new year to those who read my blog... Enjoy life and may your lives be filled with laughters and hapiness...

This is a picture I just took (in my room)... Just to celebrate the end of the year... hehe... though there is still another 7 hours till that....

Christmas!!!

Today is Christmas day... a day where ppl in newcastle stay in their house and not come out.. the day where all shops are closed and streets are deserted.. the day when even pubs and clubs, discos and bars are closed... I spend my day indoors without even stepping out....
It's boring to celebrate christmas away from home, especially when u r in Newcastle....

Anyway, i actually went out yesterday night... my seniors from Inti had a party over at their flat... they invited us..me and Karen..over for dinner... which is 10pm... yup..10pm.. they started cooking since 5.30pm up till 11pm only done and finally get to eat... we had spaghetti, 3 roast chichkens, fried stuffs, some vege and self-made popiahs... It was quite fun to be there... got to talk to the seniors, get to know them more... better than staying in my own room... we toast to christmas at 12am.. with red wine and coke... Ok.. I admit.. I drank and was a bit dizzy... I drank half a cup of red wine at first.. then karen pour a quarter of a cup to me..coz she can't drink... then a senior..stella.. poured another quarter for me... bcoz she dun wan to drink so much... I have no idea why they think i can drink lo... but then i drank.... the dizzyness was not from the red wine... it was from another drink i took... the person who invited me..Elvin.. brought out his bottle of bacardi.. which he poured for me.. bacardi was similar to vodka... in the sense that both are of approximately 40% alcohol.... dun worry mum.. he juz pour a little bit of barcadi and fill the rest of the cup with coke... after i finished my cup... i was offered another... which i took and then resulted in drinking it slowly and making sure my cup is not emptied so he can't add anymore... hehe... guess I can't really drink much, i felt a bit dizzy after that.. so i stopped drinking... hehe... then we talked and laughed until 3 something in the morning and me and karen left... I went to bed arnd 4 in the morning and am still feeling very tired now though i woke up at 11 this morning... there was a gift exchange event yesterday night which we buy presents and sent to the owner of the present anonymously... we drew lots earlier on to decide who we are giving the present and from there decide what present to buy... i got a tub of biscuit..hehe.. which quite suits me... Pity the guy who recieved the present I gave bcoz i gave a M-sized boxers to him but i think he needs L....

Reena came over just a while ago and we talked for like 1 1/2 hours... i enjoyed talking to her.. she was funny and fun to be with... and because of her I forgot about the turkey in the oven... good thing deric was taking care of it... hehe.. but it is still not cooked though it is already in the oven for almost 3 hours... guess we need another 2 hours to assure that it is already cooked.. I have to go and look at the turkey now... will post pictures of it before I eat it...

Merry Christmas!!!

Tong yun

Yesterday morning, I made tong yun with my flatmates to celebrate the 'go dong'... I had to call mum beforehand juz in case i cook the wrong way... we used the glutinous rice flour to make the balls... due to the absence of colorings, we only had white ones... however... smart ppl like me..thought about using some juices to make colourings... I had a concentrated blackcurrant juice, which we used to make pinkish purple tong yuns and coke to make brown ones... The purple one stained perfectly well but not the brown one... guess I have to put more next time.... after more than an hours work...(we were newbies... that's y we r slow)... we finally finished the dish and it was ready to be served... Deric took the first sip.... and he said... 'hey..this really taste good la... but then why got some fruity fruity taste plus some gassy gassy cola taste 1??'... Then all of us went ..WHAT??.. let me try n see... there was some of these odd taste inside... guess i put too much of the colourings inside..hehe... and when u eat the purplr tong yun.. it taste like blackcurrant... but it was delicious... hehe... considered good for a first-timer..hehe...
Juz came back from the city center...I went out hunting for gifts for a gift-exchange event I am participating for christmas... it's organized by my seniors... Since I haf no idea who is the person I am sending the present to... I bought a cute gift...hehe... a boxer... it looks cute... hope the person who receive it don't mind...
ok.. I am off to marinating my turkey for tomorrows dinner... hehehe... but b4 that.. I haf to google ways to marinate turkey...haha...

The end of the semester

Today is the last day of the semester for me... since I have no classes tomorrow... I am glad that i will have 3 weeks of holidays before my exams...

sadly.. I don't really have any plans for this holiday and christmas.. but I might be going to germany with my classmate..mimi.... in january, after the exams and before the new semester starts... hope i can go...

ok...Let me update u all about my life these few days... let's see... was doing my assignment on tuesday night ( the one dued next semester...) because Lenz came over to discuss... she had to pass it up on wednesday...it's actually a lab report and I did the lab work a week later than Lenz... and the teacher, Pete was kind enough to let me hand it in the next sem..but not her..hehe... so we discuss and did from around 9pm... then at 11pm.. we went out for supper... U must be thinking if any shops opens till so late... Answer is no...I guess only McD and Subway is still open...Ok... I went to the casino... Aspers... And no... I did not gamble.... so dun ask me if i won or lose.... hehe.... 1 thing about casinos is that they give out free food... and in Aspers, they provide free buffet supper at 12 midnight every tuesday... normally the food is oriental style... I got to eat char siew pau.. hehehe... since the food is limited, we have to line up before 12 to get the food...hehe... and 90% of the ppl eating there are asians... shows that we really love to eat...

ok..after the filling supper with the biotech seniors... me, Lenz and Karen resumed work... I really don't know why did I stay up till 3 something in the morning doing the work that I will be passing up in a months time.. I guess i was a bit siao siao that day... but... I manage to finish my work and pass it up on wednesday... plus... I proof-read my friends assignment ( Cathy's logistic assignment on Airbus)... I didn't want to mention this but i had a hard time understanding what her assigment is about due to her english..(Cathy..don't read this plz..hehe) then I did the introduction part of 2 lab reports (Karen's cellular pathology lab report)... since I wasn't taking cellular pathology, I had no idea what was it about and had to serve the internet just to finish the intoductions for her... I am making myself sound as if I am doing everybody's homework.....

anyway... the main point here is i am exhausting myself with ppl's work but I am learning new stuffs... which is good...

I had a test today.. mammalian and microbial cell culture and i think I flung it... sorry mum... i guess i wasn't working hard enough... Neway.. I can't cry over spilled milk... so... I will just enjoy my holidays without thinking about it...

Oh ya... I went out to the city center just now and took some pics..

the pics might be a bit blur due to the lightings and my shaking hand... It's freezing outside... less than 0 degrees... so plz don't mind it...

Happy happy...

Finally... I can breath normally now... sorry for the wait for the nottingham pics... I was too busy with my lab reports and assignments that i havc to set it aside first... Anyway... before the pics will be another long long story bout me n my life this few days...

Ok... I just passed up my 2 lab reports this morning... after that i felt as if there are no more weights pushing me flat on the floor... hehe... and not to mention that my presentation yesterday was quite good... I am feeling so light now (though I still have a test and assignment dued next week...)

juz something about my presentation.. there was only 5 ppl in the lecture hall... me, karen, mimi, reena and the examiner, Steven.. guess that's why I am not that nervous.. at the end of all our presentations, steven mention that we are quite a multiracial group as two of us r m'sian chinese, an indian and a french.... when he mentioned that, i nearly laugh out loud... reason--- when I was listening to the others present, I notice something... the 1st person who present, karen has a chinesy slang when presenting... next was mimi.. i thought she was speaking in french if i hadn't listened closely, then it was me.. the 1 with perfect english...hehehe...just joking... i don't even know how i sound like... then there was reena with her indian accent... I can;t imagine how steven had digested everything we said down... he must have used a lot of ear and brain power to understand us...hehehe...

later that night, Lenzja (a coursemate from inti) and Pauline (a one course-mate from inti penang) came over after dinner to do their reports... I was hoping i could finish mine by 11 but then with ppl around I slowed down... finished my reports around 11.45pm... however.... i slept at nearly 4 am... reason---- karen was sleeping on my bed, pauline ask me to stay and I wanted to watch a show i downloaded..... but the show was for an hour only... therefore the other 3 hours were spent wasted looking at my comp and talking to lenz and pauline....

it is so not my norm to sleep at such a time and i was so tired that i slept till 8.30am( i set 2 alarms just to make sure i wake up) i was nearly late for my class by the time i reach it... neway... was glad i didn't sleep in his class but was listening attentively....hehe...

I went grocery shopping after class and after i unpacked everything i bought, i went out with Cathy to buy some chocs... she is going back to hongkong for christmas tomorrow and therefore are buying gifts.... came back home around 6pm... I am like so exhausted now... feel like sleeping but later cooking dinner together again... guess I will just take my time writing this...

ok.... picture time...

HAHAHA... photos taken in nottingham plus some in leeds...

First and Foremost.... the most important picture!!!! WAI YEE and ME at nottingham!!!!

we finally met in the UK....WAKAKAKAKA.

A bonus in the Nottingham... Met up with WE RIN.... she realy slimmed down a lot lo...

Okok.. pics in the city centre... a christmas tree in the city centre...

Our hostel where we stayed 7 person in one room.. big leh...hehe... I slept on the bed on the left top corner of the pic....

OK.... Here is the pic lots of ppl are longing to see.... the handsome guy!!!! hahaha... I am being stingy in showing his pics (I have another 2 pis...kekeke...) ....Notice Karen is kind of sleeping on him already... she was so desperate for him that all 3 pics she was standing beside him..oh ya.. his name is MAX.. he is from Estonia... n I have no idea where is it..hehe

A electric train.... it is in the nottingham city centre

in front of nottingham castle... lilian, karen, cathy, allen and deric..

ok... y is this pic here? The laptop's owner---Angela... She was holding her laptop all the way when we were touring the city centre... then she asked deric to hold it for her for a while while she goes shopping... which is like hours... hehe.. so we juz did this while waiting for her...haha.. don't worry... she does not know about this blog... foots from the left...karen's, mine and deric's..

In front of the nottingham castle main entrance...

Statue of Robin Hood... the main attraction of nottingham....

What is he looking for???

A random street in the city center

the river within the city centre... hehe...

The map of nottingham university campus.. it's huge... and some pics of the campus...

The car we rented... not very stable but quite ok... I wasn't in the car... I was on the bus in the pics above

Cathy with her packet of nasi kandar... something like that... haha...M'sian food....wahahaha

Us in front of a lake in nottingham uni... yes... there is a lake in the Uni

A map of leeds city center just to prove i was there... notice that deric is wearing my jacket... the wind was quite strong and he was left with his thin jacket... therefore... i offered my big jacket... coz i was already wearing 3 layers and is quite comfy in it...he looks quite funny in it...

Some pics in leeds city centre.... it was around 4 when we were there... looks as if it is 8pm...hehe

Ok.... done with the pics... if u noticed... it is already 11.20pm now...hehe... I actually slept while waiting for the pics to upload.. missed dinner... but my lovely housemates left some dinner for me.....hehe..... juz ate it.... will be up for another 2 hours... ok... off for my dramas...hehe...