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*

Bad Day

Nothing much to say...just want to express...

Time flies, yet scars fossilized..and what else left?

I failed in this topic...

=(

Flying...

I have to admit that I have a boring life, hence lead to this boring blog and boring post.=.=’’..

Not much is happening during my last semester break in Malaysia. Been travelling kuantan-kl for many times, for moving out from vista, for kem BTN and for VISA application.  Basically I have spent my holiday doing nothing except settling some documents of visa and jpa and doing the super expensive medical checkup. >.< Well I shall be grateful that I’m healthy.

Less than 1 month to fly, what else do to now? Guess I’m too boring till I’m spending time here writing all these.

-Briefing with travel agent-Mr Hira-Done before applying VISA, may have another one soon.

-Briefing with JPA-Not yet, recently been told by friends that we would only have it 2 or 3 days before flying!!>.<

-Medical check up-Done

-VISA application-in progress, praying that we would able to get this “pass” to UK. VFS and British High Commission please be kind to us.

-Luggage packing-in progress, with the only 20kg limit I’m trying my best to reduce the load. Whenever mum asks me to bring more stuffs like Milo (gonna miss it) and winter gloves (she bought me a lot!) I will always tell her the same thing: Only 20kg!!!=S

-Farewell with friends-??-I’m not sure about this; hopefully I can meet all of my dearies before leaving.

-Eat more Malaysian Food! XD..I’ll miss mum’s cooks and those roti canai, nasi lemak etc etc..

-Money money!!-I’m not sure how much JPA will sponsor us before we open an account in UK. Dad did prepare some for me to prevent possible financial crisis.

-Family-Needs no explanation =)

Overall, I’m looking forward to fly to Glasgow to experience a new life. Though I need to be mentally prepared for the coming crazy and hectic timetable, pray hard that all of us can survive through it!

=)

Holiday

Abandoned my simple and boring blog again >.<

It’s been ages since my last post, been through many “processes”.

I have officially end my last semester (sem 5)in IMU!!!!ok it is actually too late to shout the liberty now since I have actually finish end of sem exam in beginning of March. It didn’t give me the feeling that I had finished exam on the last day. Perhaps it was because of the later presentation on following week followed by hospital attachment
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Should I summarize my last semester in IMU?XD..or perhaps I should write something on my study and life after 2.5 years?XD. It will be full of craps
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Hmm…what can I say..I manage to survive the harder syllabus with gaps of fun times with friends. It was expected that I would be super tension once study week started as I had experienced the same process last semester so I kind of prepare for the worst. =S. It wasn’t good to study in last minute, but somehow I made myself into this bad cycle from sem to sem. Had promised myself to be determined and study constantly since beginning of this semester but in the end it still turned out to be the same. >.<. Therefore I’m really impressed with those friends who can be so self-disciplined.

Felt glad and super relief that I had passed. I know what response I will get from some friends:”Hey you are a JPA scholar and you’ll definitely pass what!”..Nonononono~Maybe I should “declare” myself as the weak one among the brilliant scholars. =S. Sometimes people see me as smart, hardworking and responsible but honestly I think I am not good enough to be described by those, especially when relates with responsibility.>.<

It’s April now. And Elaine is going to fly on JUNE! =).I’m kinda looking forward to go Glasgow and experience the totally new life for 1 year. Meanwhile I spend more time eating many Malaysian food (gaining weight! =.=’’) and spending my time with family. Started to miss my dear friends and sisters (ji mui).

Coming things to settle include getting the CAS letter, applying VISA, filling in the forms, do medical checkup and prepare stuffs needed to put into my large huge luggage bag.=.=.

This post is really messy and I feel that my English’s writing (or perhaps speaking as well?=S) is getting “rusty” and “cacat”.

Happy Holiday =D

All the best and good luck for those having exam soon !

倪安東 - Sorry That I Loved You

I can't stop listening to this song again and again now..=(

p/s: I wish I saved all the tears I've cried for you so I could drown you in them

Randomness

I enjoy reading other people blogs (stalking?XD), I enjoy spending time just to read their words of wisdom or happenings in their life..(It sounds a bit sick...=P). One thing which I found heart-touching is how friends can still be connected even when they are far apart from each other, how strong were their bonds. All these do make me continue stalking reading other people's blogs, at least I grab a bite of their views and maybe gain a better image of part of their personalities. Now I realize how plain and boring my blog is compare with others, with glamorous photos and good base of English. If I would be a "stalker" (perhaps I already am?XD) I wouldn't even be interested in reading this blog. Maybe I should be more passionate or enthusiastic in this field?=P

Sometimes I just lost the "feelings" to continue blogging..Lazy blogger..but somehow I feel it's a good way for me to pour out many things especially when emotional periods "attack'.=.=. A symptom of "chronic depression", =P. Promise myself to improve and be better day by day. I'm slow in progress, but maybe I should give a "pat" on my own shoulder telling myself that :" You're improving and keep the spirit."=)

Some persons can just affect my mood easily, no matter how happy was I and how hard I keep focus even during daily conversations. =S..Elaine, you should be more FOCUS. You know you can do better and better everytime..

Suddenly remember something. Wanna write out something for a dear friend whom I had known for more than 10 years--Chooi Lin. Dear, I know things happened recently and how much you had endured and faced. But I also know you will stay strong and put a smile back on your face soon (Glad to know that you are doing better now =)). Although I am always not around, remember a friend (me!) is always here to lend you her ears for all the problems and giving you full support. Like what I have text you, you know my words. Once again deepest condolences to you and your family. *hugs*

You were so right about me when you commented on my note which I've posted on fb. Without people with great personalities like you and other ji mui, a person who is more reserved and self-protective like me wouldn't have bonded so close with you girls. Though we seldom contact each other, every one of us know very well that the bond between us will never break.

Now only I realized that I don't have much photos of us. Nah, here's one which is quite some time ago. Remember to put the smile on the face always. =)

                                                             -the forever buddy-
=)

The End of randomness =P