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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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