Goodbye Malaysia!
Well, I have never been alone from my family in my whole life but there I was, saying goodbye and bidding farewell for at least ONE YEAR to them.
*All of you will be dearly missed*
PS. including Dionn who's not in the picture
I almost cried at the last part (the hugging each one part) but I did not. Thank god I survived that because my family had been going through the departure thing for the second time that week! Before mine was my sister, who departed to Newcastle (so that's why she's not in the picture)
Aloha Manchester!
Here comes the greatest challenge pf my life, at least for this particular time:
pursuing a Master. Up till now, I am still uncertain if I had made the right choice to study a master because oh well, I have been studying for so long and I was tired of it but then again, getting a good job is not easy right now so somehow, I thought to myself that it'll be much better for me to do it right now :)
*Us in the plane*
We were flying with Etihad and the service was pretty impressive. Thank god we are not flying with AirAsia for this time. It's a very loooooooooooooong flight and I felt so blessed that I don't have to pay for my meal and drinks and MOST IMPORTANTLY, I got to watch so many shows in the plane for FREE.
-Jon's Meal-
If I'm not mistaken, I watched The Proposal, He's Just Not That Into You and half of Armageddon. I seriously regretted that I did not choose to watch Armageddon first. I kind of like miss the climax of the show (yeap, the part where they hit the asteroids/meteors/whatever-you-call-it and I don't get to see the part where Bruce Willis sacrifice himself)
-My Meal-
Flying for 14hours (not including transit in Abu Dhabi) wasn't that bad for me. I think I did not sleep at all in the plane. I was busy walking up and down the loo, watching shows and.........
I got to watch the sunset from the plane :) So cool right?
AND THEN FINALLY, I ARRIVED IN MANCHESTER (halfway through Armageddon )
Half of the group that travelled together with us had problems at the checkpoint and I was so afraid that the rest will leave without us. We practically stuck there for AT LEAST 40 minutes.
Nevertheless, MMU's Welcome Team waited for us and we were brought to our hostel safely :)
Cambridge Hall is where I stay and it's pretty far from my campus. I've timed myself before and I actually took about 21 minutes to reach my campus.
And here is how my hall looks like:
Paiseh that I did not take this shot at a more strategic location because on the other side of this building, the wordings actually look perfectly fine without any missing alphabet!
*Ironically, the first missing letter "D" and the last missing letter "N" make up the first and the last letter of my name DEVONN. Hahaha..sorry for the lameness!
The Palace Hotel
First impression on Manchester: The weather is FREAKING COLD. It was 13 degree Celcius when we first arrived and I am always afraid of the cold. Secondly, the buildings are very old-fashion and don't get me wrong because I really love being surrounded which such buildings. I love all the houses here too because it reminds me a lot of cottage houses and there aren't any with gates which to me, it's so cool. You basically do not need to paint your house here because its all made up of red bricks..very vintage-looking! *kampung girl*
On the first few days upon arrivals, we were sightseeing the city centre and the places that we stopped by were mostly places to buy essential items like:
PRIMARK: where clothes, shoes, bedroom's essentials, etc were really cheap! I got my duvet, pillow, and bedroom slippers here :)
CHINATOWN
Well, this is the place to go to get chinese herbs and other cooking essentials. Things are quite pricey here but if you are a student, most Chinese supermarkets here often give you discount (although it's 5%, it's a lot if you convert GBP to MYR).
ASDA is the place to go for dairy and fresh products. I find it the cheapest as compare to other brands for now. The only downturn is the location from my hall. It takes about half an hour to walk there and after grocery shopping, Jon and I have to carry so much weight back home which is pretty tiring (unless you want to get a cab which is pretty costly)
Oh by the way, another cool thing about studying here: check out their freshers' week promotions:
IT'S ALL ABOUT PARTY PEOPLE!
I have people come knocking at my door again and again asking to participate in different clubs and by night, MANCHESTER TURNS YOUNG!
Next up: My Accomodation :)
Goodnight :)
In case you are wondering about the title, the name 'Manchester' originates from the ancient Roman name 'Mamucium' and the rest you can wiki them....