Edinburgh Update!

It's been more than two months since I've arrived in Edinburgh (and about 2 months since I last posted something here). The truth is, I'm having a lot of fun here. The friends I've met here are really great!

For the past few weeks, it's been lectures and more lectures. Sometimes, I just wished I had more time for myself. Then again, I really don't know why time passes so quickly here.

The weather has been bad the past few days, but today's weather is beautiful. We don't get a lot of sun here, but I think I'd be thankful if there's no wind or rain. Tuesday was the worst so far. It felt like a hurricane hit Edinburgh and decided to blow everyone away. I'm glad I didn't get blown away, seriously!

This is from the pub crawl we had in freshers' week!

This is from the paintball tournament organised by Edinburgh Malaysian Students Association (EMSA)

This is from the Hari Raya celebrations here!

And this is our self-organised tour around Edinburgh city centre!

And like every other student, we sneak chances of eating free food. It's not tasty, but free!

This was taken at Portobello beach. Not exactly the best time to go there because it's FREEZING! But it was worth the trip because we had fun! =)

My 19th birthday! I loved the messages that everyone sent! It's still pinned up in my bedroom! Thanks guys!

This was taken in Nottingham during the Nottingham Malaysian Games. Edinburgh didn't do too well, but as long as we had fun, right?

Guy Fawkes Night at Calton Hill! Fireworks everywhere! =)

And when it comes to Chinese food, Terence is a wonderful maestro chef! It tastes 100 times better than it looks, trust me!

As you can see, life here is great! And if you want more pictures, feel free to look for it in Facebook! I still miss Malaysian food and the people back in Malaysia, but the experience here is still like none other. Exams are drawing closer and most of us are getting anxious about it. So all the best to every one of us. Study hard, study smart!


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This week has been a blast! =)

I went to play paintball today with the other Malaysians in Edinburgh and it was FUN! It did hurt when I was shot but it's really better than the ones in Malaysia. The most entertaining one, despite of the pain was the free for all. I'm glad I tried that one.

Lectures, so far, are mostly introductory and boring. But I'm enjoying it =)


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Greetings from Edinburgh!

It's been such a long time since I last posted a blog entry and I think I owe this blog and its readers a huge apology. Most of my time was spent preparing for Edinburgh. So much ran through my mind that there just wasn't enough space in my mind to think about things to blog.

The weeks before I left were well spent going out with friends. It still feels like yesterday when I last saw them. I hope I'm not likely to miss them, because then I'll have to eat my words. I said that I'm only going there for 9 months and will be back soon. Well, I hope I'm right and I really hope these 9 months last an eternity. Not that I don't want to come back to Malaysia and meet everyone back home, but that I'm having such a great time here!

The weather here is really nice! Apparently, many people have told me that it's not usually like this and that I'm very fortunate so I guess I'll just have to enjoy the best days here for now. Whoever said that it was going to be CoOOoOoLD when I land here is telling a big lie. It is cooling and really comfortable when the chilly wind blows but I hardly need my jacket. It's only single layers for me.

Walking around here is really quite an ease and Google Map made it way easier. The university central area, however is a little far from where I stay at the Pollock Halls of Residence and even T'ng Choong with his super long legs complains about the distance we walk daily. It is true though that somedays are spent walking to the university central area twice or thrice due to some events and talks. I, personally have little complains about walking. I feel like my feet are paralysed but I really love to walk! In fact, I just walked to Pleasance from Pollock Halls. So I kind of enjoyed it here!

I'm staying at Grant House and I think I'm the only Asian in the 3rd floor. The 4th floor seems to have some Asians, so be thankful, T'ng Choong. For those who knew what happened to my accommodation applications, I am really thankful I finally received a room here. The room is quite small and the bathroom is shared, but I really love it that there is T'ng Choong and Miriam upstairs and downstairs respectively. In fact, Grant House is right next to JMCC, which is the place where food is served, so I can always get to my meals fast.

The people here are nice. I've met all the Malaysians and Singaporeans reading medicine here and even some who are taking other degrees. Not to mention some Hong Kongers, who are really good company. I guess I'm getting along well! =)

For now, I've done most of the registration. All I really need to do now is open a bank account, which I'll finally have time for tomorrow. And I lost my handphone at KLIA, so to those who have been trying to call me, I'm so sorry. I really don't know how I could be so absent minded, but I promised myself to be more careful. And so, I need to get a phone number and a new phone. Trust me, I'm not too thrilled about this either.

Ceilidh is a traditional dance here and I got to learn a few of the steps last night at the International Students' Ceilidh. It was really fun and we all had a great time. Weiyang was especially excited and danced like there was no tomorrow.

Well, it's late here now. Hope to post another entry soon. Till then, cheers!


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Visa

I haven't been updating this blog much. But I do intend to, once I get something really nice to write about. I'm currently applying for my visa to the UK and the process has just been made a lot tougher. So wish me luck and wish me a safe journey there =)


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A Level Results

It's a good day! =)


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D-day

It's only about 4 more hours until my A level results are out. It makes me nervous and yet I've been on Dragonica all night. Thinking that so much is going to change after the results are out ...

Wish me luck! =)


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Dragonica

Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I'm a total fool for online games. I'm more than willing to spend hours and hours of my time on a good online game despite knowing that all I'm getting from it is sheer pleasure. And since time is of abundance right now, you can bet I'm already busy with another online game.



My new game is called Dragonica. It's a 3D MMORPG which allows arcades style battling (something like Street Fighter, but very much less interesting). And I've finally made it to level 20 today, which allows a job change. So far, it's been quite interesting but it's starting to get on my nerves, which will somehow yank out the perseverence in me to play harder and longer hours ...



And this time, I've chosen to be a Thief, one of the toughest classes if you ask me. But as far as I can see, all the effort pays one quite lucratively with superb skills that can wipe out a whole map's worth of monsters in very little time.

So if you're free like me and a fool for online games, just like me, you might want to try it. It's fun! =)


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