It has finally snowed in Nottingham. The previous times do not count as it was mostly sleet. But today was real snow! It was all fluffy and light and it has settled about half an inch on the ground.
So, the bunch of us who have never experienced much snow before rush out in our hoodies only to play around in the snow. Photos ahead..
It was cold... I was wearing sandals.. and my toes were frozen.. Even by drenching them with hot water didn't really warm them up! Hope there's more snow tomorrow!
Apparently it's the first day of autumn today. And it was a very gloomy, cold and wet day. How is it that the weather suddenly change from being sunny and warm (ok, not warm but just not cold) to gray and rainy?
Ok.. there is no popular belief that I am gone.. It just sounded like a nice way to start.
Anyway, what's everybody doing in their summer holidays? Mine's just lazing around, and playing with the dog, and playing with the sisters, and playing with the brother. Busy life.
The weather is terribly warm here, but not so yesterday and today as it rained heavily. Yes, heavy rain. Not like the rain you get in UK where it DRIZZLES! No, worst than drizzling. It's this constant slight dripping of rain like someone forgot to close the tap tightly and the water is running ever so finely. If it rains heavily in the UK, there won't be constant drizzling will there?
I've been meaning to post up some photos but I have no idea where the cable is. Need to find it before photos can be posted and I shall show you Dubai's twilight skies from the plane.
2 more days! Then I'll have to tackle Pharmacy Law and Ethics...
It's so hot these days... up to 25 degrees each day! Good thing I got my mini-fan... my window is open throughout the whole day regardless of the bee that seems to like to visit my room each morning and evening to say good morning and good night.
Ok, good luck everybody with the exams. It's only 4 papers anyway, no worries... (yea, right)
The weather is great today... and I played my first game of frisbee in a very very long time. Come to think of it, I'm not very sure if I played frisbee before.
Booked my ticket home!! It's a very big incentive for me to study harder... and my dispensing results are great today!
It was snowing again today but unfortunately, only lightly and it wasn't cold enough for the snow to cover the ground.
Trying my hand at baking. Want to make bacon and ham roll. Now just waiting for the dough to rise (but it doesn't seem to be cooperating). Why do I have the feeling it might not turn out? If it doesn't turn out, I'm going to give up on baking and go back to cooking dishes...
Will let you know how it turns out (but only if it turns out properly, if not there will not be any further post regarding this matter).
It looks to be a very nice day outside and the sun is streaming through the windows, shining its warm rays on my bed. And I'm trying to find a cool spot to sit down in my room to type this post out.
It's the irony of it that strikes me all the time. When it's cold, I need the heater on. When it's a bit warm like today with the sun shining on me, I need to open the windows to let some cold air in and maybe switch on the fan if that does not sufficiently cool my room down. Sometimes I wish I were cold-blooded so as to easily adapt myself to any room temperature I am in. Being warm-blooded, I need the room temperature to be just right.
The sun in the morning is the warmest here. After a while it just wanes off. It is a cheerful thing to do - waking up early morning and looking out to see the sun without any clouds bothering it. One thing for sure is, when you look out in the morning when it's bright and sunny, it doesn't feel so bad to be here in UK, and for a minute or two, you can forget the infamous climate of England and think, maybe it's not so bad to be living here for a while.
Anyway, should I go for a walk or not? Seeing the wind shake the bare tree standing outside, I think not. It's all fine and dandy staying at home but once you get out, the sun deceives you. It's cold anyway.
It has been quite a fun-filled weekend! First, Concert on Thursday Night... which was fun! One thing worth nothing about in the Royal Concert Hall is that most of the patrons had white hair.. The concert was by Halle, and marked their 150th birthday. I'm so in love with Beethoven's Symphony no.7, movement 2 now..
Then it was snowing on Friday! First time I saw snow, but it wasn't heavy enough to make snowman and snowballs. oh ya.. i got my results as well. Wasn't too bad, but could've been better I guess.
Went to Cadbury's Chocolate Factory in Birmingham today. Which was worth it.. we had free chocolate.. but i'm now sick of chocolate.. We had to take a train to Birmingham New Street and from there to Bournville, which is founded by Cadbury's. There were a few hitches at the beginning of the trip but everything was quite ok after that.
The whole gang of us.. 22 in our group. Chocolate-covered me.. We then went back to Birmingham City Centre for Malaysian Food! Apparently laksa here is quite famous. Puisan had Curry Laksa, Susan had Assam Laksa.. and I had Beef Brisket with Rice.. Anyone know what is Ants on the Tree?Our huge group then broke up into pieces and 4 of us went sight seeing while others decided to be boring and go shopping. We went to see the famous Birmingham Cathedral (aka St Philip Cathedral). Then we walked around the Bull Ring (which is Birmingham's biggest shopping centre, i think). Borders was huge! Saw the so-called mentos building.. which is the Selfridges Building.. On the left is the Selfridges building while on the right is St Martin's church (i think). Right in the middle is Puisan..
Puisan forgot her Young Person Railcard and we had a really fun time on the way back.. Adrenaline was pumping through our veins as we cracked our heads to find of ways to avoid being checked on the railcard.. which I guess in the end wasn't really necessary as the conductor didn't really check.
So, now to make myself tidy up my room tomorrow.. Chinese New Year is coming in a few days..
I'm dreaming of a white christmas.... just like the ones i used to know...
I don't think i'll be getting a white christmas this year. No snow from what i see in the forecast. But today is very very foggy, probably as close to a white christmas as i'll get, just not in snow format. ahha..
I'm wearing three layers now and still feeling cold. From a friend's suggestion, i should go out and gather wood to burn to keep warm! ahha... I would do that, if i had a fireplace.
I can't study properly as well.. I think i'm burning too much ATP to keep warm, when i should be metabolising ATP for brain activity. Think that's why my brain is shutting down. Someone help!
Update: Make that 4 layers...
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Today went to mass and Fr Chris was saying something about trust. And how hard it is for us as humans to trust someone. To put ourselves in a vulnerable position in front of someone else and put ourselves in a position to get hurt by them. Something to think about: God sent His only son to us to save us. He placed His son in the family of Mary and Joseph. What does this say about God's trust to us as humans? Maybe we should try and reciprocate the same trust towards God. Thought-provoking statements by Fr Chris.
Us taking pictures in Nottingham Castle grounds.. there's nothing much there except for the museum. didn't go on the cave tour but will go the next time!
Us having buffet lunch at Flaming Dragon!
Taking pictures with the night view of christmas lights in Nottingham city. ok.. doing all sorts of famous poses that people usually do... and i feel like an idiot doing this..
Nativity scene! but it's not as good as the one we always have in St Peter's Church. Faith!! look.. your shop! Y didn't you tell us you have a shop in Nottingham?
Gingerbread man making session! It's all handmade! No machines for us, no sirree... And we mixed the whole dough for over 3 hours! Cutting out shapes! Puisan says that that is me... here is where she dares to gimme a straight short hair cut! Representation of us! From left to right: Me, Yan Leng and Puisan.. haha Puisan's snow man
More photos! (there's music so if you don't want to listen to it just off it.. just trying to set a christmas mood) hehe..
It's really cold these days that we have to switch on the heater for a longer time - at least 12 hours a day. Anyone knows how much that's going to cost us?
It's depressing if we did no on the heater. Imagine layering up even though you are already at home. What happen to being comfortable at home? Even if we layered up, hands and feet still get cold easily and wearing gloves won't help unless i'm not going to be working on my laptop. It's already depressing enough what with there being no sun and gray skies. How much more depressing can it get if we had to bundle ourselves up even in our own house!
Maybe should've planned to go travelling this winter instead of being stuck here in Nottingham. But I guess I can explore Nottingham more and study more as well. Even after staying three months here, i still don't know Nottingham as well as I had known Edinburgh. Kinda wish i'm back in Edinburgh with my friends, carefree and having fun. Instead of being stuck here, trying to keep warm!
There's only one thing i look forward to - that is, leaving this place, and going back home where family is.
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Some photos!
Walking back from mass today and saw that the lake had a layer of ice on it. The birds are just standing on the ice!
Birds fighting for the pieces of bread that people feed to them. It's as if they had not eaten for years!
The birds in University of Nottingham
Food that I have been having:
There are other types of food that i'm having but these two are the only ones that i took photos of. haha...
Here's a photo i took in Edinburgh. This one shows children being brought along by several leashes..
Our huge group then broke up into pieces and 4 of us went sight seeing while others decided to be boring and go shopping. We went to see the famous Birmingham Cathedral (aka St Philip Cathedral).
