trip to Manchester and Liverpool...

so summer has officially begun..and first year of uni is done! 

=D 

Ruth and I decided to take a trip to Manchester and Liverpool to go see the famous football clubs. 

=) 

lazy to upload pics...... can see them in my FB album : 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150290875586393.377396.588411392

we took a train to Manchester. 

and stayed the night..... the main attraction obviously was the MU FC. 

it was really cool going around the stadium.... enjoyed it alot. 

and other than that, we just took the bus around Manchester to see the city. 

the Quays. nice waterfront...... it's pretty at night!

ok...... let me compare our hotels: 

Manchester.

Liverpool.

=S 

£5 difference a night...makes a BIG difference! 

 Liverpool..... 

went to Anfield stadium. 

the tour was not as spectacular as MU's.....but it was still good la. 

 also took a sightseeing bus around Liverpool to see more of the city. 

went to Albert Dock, passed Chinatown, Anglican Cathedral....etc. 

 another highlight was the Beatles Exhibition... 

though not really a Beatles fan....but still enjoyed it. 

it was a hectic journey getting back to Hatfield, though..

we left Liverpool at 8.48pm...

reached London near midnight. 

but then...we had to wait at King's Cross Station for almost two hours!

the trains kept getting delayed. 

finally, got on a train...

and then.....AIYO! they stopped at a little town, saying that they were not going any further due to a fatality on the tracks. =X 

so we were stuck....no money....middle of the night...in a strange town. 

what to do?? cry lor. 

no laa... ahhahah.... 

luckily there were a few other people form the same uni,...so we shared a taxi all the way back to Hatfield. 

finally reached home near 4am... 

what an adventure...... 

more to come as summer holidays continue!! 

xoxo

weekend at Cambridge!! =)

11-14 March...

another weekend away from uni! 

spent it with my parents again...

we went to Cambridge. 

Pap & Mom in front of Kings College, Uni of Cambridge. 

normally, outsiders are not allowed into the university grounds.

but Pastor Peter gave us a special tour of Kings College, Trinity College, and some other colleges at Cambridge Uni. =D 

Pastor Peter & Pap....

entrance to one of the colleges..

university campus..

SO PRETTY!

how i wish UH had scenery like this.. >.< 

that building at the back is the Dining Hall!!

lol..... so nice!

Trinity College Court..

this is where they filmed the Chariots of Fire movie. 

us in the streets of Cambridge... 

XD

river....

so picturesque hor!

Pastor Peter took us to lunch at the a nice restaurant.... =) 

i had rabbit for starter,

fish for main course,

and chocolate torte for dessert! =)

Sunday.

Holy Trinity Church...

met up with my friend, Natasha. 

haven't seen her for about 10 years!

with Sian Tomlin... 

had an awesome weekend with my parents!!

miss them so much now... they've gone back to Malaysia. =( 

i cant wait for summer.....!! 

weekend away #1 in March..

March.... busy busy month! 

all final assignments are due in the same week in March...

but other than that.... i am away from uni for 3 out of 4 weekends in March..

so.... first weekend...... 

parents are in the UK,...with JT and Ps. AK..... 

went to Brentwood, London, Bristol, Bath, n Wells.... 

didnt take many pics with my phone.....

Westminster... BIG BEN

lunch at Brentwood, MIZU.

nice fast Asian food!

Bristol..

FIsh n Chips.. 

Bristol, Cotsco!! 

Bath Abbey.... 

see the cute angels climbing up the ladder? 

drove to a nearby town called Wells... lol. 

the cathedral is nice!

town of Wells.... 

tea time at Wells..

and on our way back....we drove past Stonehenge!! but didnt get a pic with my phone. >.< 

weekend was really fun. 

this coming weekend we will be going to cambridge! 

XD

charity and the Mayor.. =D

this post has been delayed for a few weeks. hehe.. 

anyway..

29th Jan. 

YMCA Sleep Easy Event. 

what is it? 

well, it's a charity event where people raise money by spending the night outside n sleeping in cardboard boxes like homeless people. 

about 30 people signed up to camp out like a homeless person. 

and it is NOT easy, ok.... it was freezing that night! =S

really admired those brave people who slept out in the cold that night. 

it was -1 degrees!! 

brrrrr....

and no...i did not sleep out like a homeless person. haha.. 

my university went to volunteer at the event... 

so a group of about 12 of us went to help out with the games, n giving out drinks, n also to judge the best  cardboard house. 

anyway, us volunteers were there from 9 till midnight... 

organizing games, making hot chocolate, etc.  

then thank goodness, we were driven back to uni! >.< 

oh... and the Mayor of Hatfield came to the event too.. to give out prizes n stuff. hehe.. 

so our university students managed to take a pic with him! =) 

overall an awesome experience. 

and made me so thankful n grateful to have a house n warm room to sleep in everynight. 

never take things forgranted. 

your bed.....

your clothes..

the food you eat......

cuz many people living on the streets only have a cardboard box to sleep in. 

last day of the (academic) school year!!

WHHEEEEE!!!

tomorrow was supposed to be the last day,..

but then lectures are cancelled because our dear lecturer has lost his voice.

get well soon! 

so today was officially the last day of the school year of 2010. hehheeee

anyways.....today, had dinner with Ruth and Jenn in my room! lol. 

we ordered Dominos. 

yay.... 

look how excited Ruth is. lol. 

and first Christmas cards and pressie... heheee

thanks...! 

watched Narnia 3D yesterday with Ruth.

it was fun..... =) 

more updates again soon.

off to Belgium tomorrow! =)

*listening to So Far Gone, James Blunt* 

CU Christmas Party

can't believe it's almost end of the year already! 

well, our CU celebrated with an Early Christmas party..

carols at the Harrier. 

Christmas Party @Club deHav.. XD

fun dressing up! 

no pain no gain. walking through the cold in heels and a dress was.....enlightening. 

boys asked "why do girls put yourselves through such misery anyway?" 

ha.ha. FOR YOUR SPECIES LA! =.= 

and of course for our own pleasure in suffering to look pretty. =) 

right, girlies? 

well...the dinner was lovely. 

and we pulled crackers too... 

then there was dancing.... =) enjoyed it alot. 

a fun night! 

cant wait till next year.... haha...

looking forward to Christmas. 

curious what it will be like...cuz it's the first time i'm celebrating Christmas away from home! >.< 

xoxo