peel me a grape

its been a pretty hectic week. lesson started proper and there are some order restored! ((: not that i love routines. its just feeling lost in an unfamiliar place kinda sucks. what we're doing during lectures is more or less a recap of A level stuff. which isnt too bad - i've given most of the things back to miss mani already. =X so much for mugging for A's. or mayb thats the reason behind my C for bio. hmm, let's not go into that. no one likes to read about lamentations right?

anyway, i love biology, esp human physiology. i'm so glad that i didnt settle for any random course back in Singapore. i might need time and energy to adapt to Leeds, selfishly burn a big hole on my parents' pocket and leave all my loved ones behind. but i know that this is something that i want to do for life. tho i dun know what's gonna happen in the future.

OH! i went for a little retail therapy and grocery shopping today with Sherrie. i spent like 30 pounds. =X and i got...


my dream boots! i love the colour, material, heel, height, length and price. its perfect! [12 pounds]


green bag! [4 pounds]

and one week worth of fruits and meat. well, my new bag and boots are probably made in China. but who cares. they're nice and of quite good quality. muahaha. i love getting good buys!!

and... its great to have a nice shopping partner. ((:

well, so far everything's quite alright. hope this will continue for awhile longer before the novelty of living alone wears off and homesickness starts kicking in. =/

the cold dreary winter is looming....

my room

MY ROOM!


my bed.


my table. [oops is that my sports bra?]


my v tiny closet. =/


window. nice. thats like my favourite part of my room.


view outside my window.


free poster. =D


my FULL LENGTH mirror. hee.


im a little lazy to type. thus the pictures. :)) enjoy! school's starting tmr. wil update then. wish me luck!

induction week

its been a week since i've reached Leeds. i've been really busy.

the first thing that i did when i got over the jet-lag was to visit the city centre. my cousin actually took 3 days' worth of leave to bring me around the uni and the city centre. :) hoho. i dunno what i wld've done wo him showing me the place. i really need to get accustomed to walking alot. my hostel is 10 mins away from sch and 20 mins away from the city centre by foot. so theres really no point taking public transport when there is a traffic light every 50 meters and the bus frequency is like 10 mins.

then, it was the talks about my course, briefing about my lectures and IT facilities in sch. it was boring yet informative. but the induction week is more or less over now. and the real lectures and tutorials are kicking in next monday. hope it'll be better then the talks.

oh yes, and my uni registration. it was giving me quite a headache till this afternoon. thank goodness its been settled already. there was some miscommunication between my mum and i. i told her to transfer my tuition fees to the uni's barclay a/c straight. but she thought it my was a/c that i was talking about and sent extra 3000 pounds there. but now, eth's good. the sch got the money and will send back the extra money tranferred. so i dun have to chase the sch for my 3000 pounds.

i guess, this is part of settling down and really integrating into the Leeds community. i really do hope i can find a place for myself in this lovely city. i should really take some time off to take pics of this place and upload it. :)

okay, its 6:46pm now. time for dinner. =D

hello world.

HELLO HELLO.

i just reached Leeds!

the weather here is so nice. it has the kind of pleasant chilly feel which is a nice change from singapore. =D but my cousin warned me that today is actually one of the rare days where its hotter den usual. and in 2 months' time, i'll be missing the sunny Singapore.

anyway, im currently at my cousin's place. just woke up from a short nap, considering how much sleep/time i lost ytd during the flight. its like 14 freaking hours. =/ by the way, if you'r wondering what's the time difference, Leeds is 7 hours behind Singapore. for now. it'll be 8 when its winter. anyone knows why? do enlighten me. :)

oh, before i forget, i really gotta thank all my beloved friends who sent me off at the airport ytd. :)) it means so much to me. and for those who couldn make it. dun worry, i'll still love you guys. haha.

okay, i'll update more later. i really need my beauty sleep cos a headache is on its way.. :(

countdown.

6 days. =/