Far Away from Home

From KLIA to London:11.40pm till 5.50am in UK, from London Hethrow Airport to Glasgow:10.00am till 11.30am. This was my first time travelling in such a long time and journey to a new place.

The journey wasn't that tiring and tension as I've expected, perhaps it was because we were travelled in group and there were officers leading us to the straight point. If it's the other way I would definitely be more nervous while passing by those check points.

It was a brand new and exciting experience for me to be able to have chance to enter business class lounge. Free food, drinks, wines and free shower as well!We spent a couple of hours inside trying new stuffs as though as we never been there (indeed we weren't!)

Reached Glasgow at 11.30am and saw some familiar faces and greetings from friends who came here before us. We took van back to our hostel which name is James Blyth Court and unload our luggage. The other group of friends have got their flight delayed in Dubai and therefore we had some time to settle in.

Before I came, I know that summer in Glasgow is not the typical summer which we'll imagine, I thought it will be like in Genting with 16-17 degree Celsius. While I am definitely WRONG!It was only 10 degree Celsius here!with occasional drizzles and wind blows.>.<..it's coooooold for me. Wondering how am I going to dress up for coming winter.=S. All the friends here said we will soon get used to it. (Hopefully!)

Still feeling ok, except the flu which started yesterday night.=S. Please don't get worst.News from home which pull my heart down, feeling worried and helpless here. All I could do it to pray for the one which is far away from me now, hope you'll get well soon and be fine. =S =S

I feel like I'm writing in a messy and unstructured way. All things just jumbled in my mind and I just write out what I could recall. Feeling lazy to upload photos here since I've already uploaded on fb.

It is both exciting and tiring week in Glasgow for me. I'm excited to be in a new place with magnificent scenery and architecture but still I'm not used to all the needed walk to either the city or just to get groceries. Had done a lot of walking in the past two days until I can't feel my feet.>.<. I believe that I'll soon get used to it. 15minutes walk to city with occasional drizzles and strong wind blow will soon be easy for me.(Hopefully! >.<)

The most unusual thing for me is not the weather. It is the length of day that mess up my circadian rhythm. The sky is still bright like 4pm in Malaysia while it's actually 8pm already. Sun only sets at 10pm and rises at 3-4am. I really need to get use to this as I keep having thoughts that it's still early while looking outside the window while it's actually late.>.<

That's all for this post. Exhausted. Good night/morning/afternoon to everyone who reads this.=)

Leaving

Last post before leaving Malaysia , before  leaving my beloved hometown-Kuantan and my home sweet home. Here I come Glasgow!

Honestly I am not that homesick before departure as others,  kinda looking forward to the brand new life there. Always remind myself that this is a rare opportunity for me to fly to another country with diverse difference compare to Malaysia.

Finally finished packing my luggage, was annoyed and got frustrated from packing and repacking for Many times due to the luggage limit. Pathetic 20kg. =(. Cracked my head for throwing transferring out many stuff. How nice for others who have 40kg allowance. In the end, my luggage is….still Overweight!!!=.=…gave up in reducing load. Will see how much the airport will charge me, an alternative solution is to post those extra weights by courier service. (It’s still expensive even by postage >.<)

Gonna miss my family, my warm bed, my besties and friends.  Gonna miss Malaysian food as well even though I can’t stand the spiciness. =P

Being in a new environment with different cultural backgrounds and weather is going to be new challenge for me. May God bless all of us to pass through our academic and able to blend in well later.  Knowing that my coming semester will be super hectic and there will be a huge gap in terms of syllabus compare to what we’ve learnt in IMU,  I need to have stronger determination in order to be more self-disciplined and motivated.  My grades have been “deteriorating” from time to time. =S

Being out there means I get to experience the four seasons and “moody” weather. Hopefully those coming rainy days wouldn’t put me into down and emotional state. (Seasonal affective disorder? =X)

A year can change a lot of things i.e. perspectives, thinking, habits, and senses.  A year can also make many things stronger i.e.  the bonds between family and friends, the dependence and maybe my own faith. I will definitely feel different if I read this back after some time. Promise myself to update more often from now onwards.

Going to depart at early morning later (5 more hours to go), maybe I will just stay awake to “reminiscent” the scent and the warmth of my home. (Sounds crazy)

Till here then. I will MISS all of you (you know who you are =) ). *hugs*