My life in Sheffield

Saturday, 16 February 2008

Well, first of all, my specs broke! All of the sudden.... Fortunately, I have an extra pair ^^. I'm still in the process of getting used to it.

A more important announcement:

I HAVE FINISHED FINAL FANTASY VIII!

Finally, after so many years. My dream... to finish this game.. fulfilled. Ahhh.... the ending is so nice^^. I've played this for almost three years liow.. cuz I stopped in between. I still remember, there was once I played on my cousin's playstation... and somehow the save file got corrupted. I was at the end of disc 2 I think!

Anyways, I'm so happy I've finished it. HHmm.. looking back, I seemed to have achieved many things I wanted to achieve.. although not really very important stuff like studies, or work, or winning the lottery, but nevertheless.... things I've wanted to do for so long..

Ehem. Erm.. what else, oohh, school's started. Now, I'm getting excited about studying again. ^^.
Lots of stuff to do, as always, but quite fun.. lor... somehow.. that's what I feel. I'm gonna graduate soon... hhmm... scary thought.

Aiks. I've forgotten what else I wanted to write here. Ohh yea... remembered. But I'll leave it for next time. I'm beginning to feel sleepy. Oh yea, I just realised that I've failed to put up the link to Adelle and Wai Loon's blog last time.

Lastly, I'm preparing to start Final Fantasy VII. heheh.. I've just finished setting up the emulator settings. It's always nice to have something to look forward to at the end of a tiring day. I find that it makes me work harder.

Yeosh!

Trip to London

Hello People! It's been a while since the last update. Anyways, this entry is mainly about my trip to London last Sunday, about a week ago^^

The last week has been extremely busy for me (even now, I am still deciding which module to take... hhmm). Anyways, moving on, a few of my friends decided (at the last minute) to go to London to see the parade and Chinese New Year celebration there. Usually, Sheffield is quite quiet around this time.. so, no festive..atmosphere.

We took the 1.45 a.m. bus and reached there at about 6.40. I spent half of the trip there feeling miserable, due to the bumpy ride and the cup of coffee I drank T__T.

Anyways, once we reached there, we traveled about London so as to make the most out of our time. Errr... I've updated many pictures, so I guess I shall just describe the pictures. Oh, I realised that.. tower bridge is aptly named.. cuz it's near the tower of London.. lol.. Now only I realised. No pictures of the Tower of London.. too dark, and..well.. nothing much from the outside.

Tower bridge! Finally! I've been there! After so long! The sun was just about to come up when we were there.
Look! It's me! Proof of me there! Not photoshop-ed! Darn.. this is so lame. Accidently updated this picture..
The egg building.
Sunrise!
Another view of the bridge
Picture taken with the dusk/dawn function...
We were so lucky to be there on time! What a beautiful sunrise! I can't remember the last time I've seen such a beautiful sunrise..
The sun in all it's glory... wow.. so darn nice man! Click on the picture to get a better view.. It's just like a painting!
Yea! Posing!
St. Patricks' cathedral..

Oh Yea! To Hogwarts my dear friends!
Some strange person walking around posing on the millenium bridge
woo nice view of the bridge supports
In this picture, I wanted to capture the sunlight on the branches. Failed.
I"ve finally been to the Museum of Natural History! Although I've spent only 10 minutes there(was rushing to see the parade...), it was a great experience! Finally.. my childhood dream... sobsob...

iguanodon!

Well, we all rushed back to meet up at Charing Cross station.. but.. no one made it there.. So in the end, only me and James were there. Yein Shiang was somewhere nearby buy she couldn't find us. Yvonne missed her bus, missing the next connecting train. Tad Song was late. Claire's train was delayed, missing her next connecting train. Edwin wasn't there yet. Sigh.

Anyways, the parade and performances were all dissapointing. Wasted go all the way there.

In Trafalgar square.
Lion dance
FOOD!

In the end, we all had the oh-so-famous Braised duck for dinner. Somehow, it wasn't as good as my first experience. Maybe I was too tired and hungry to fully savour the dish.. but..... just not Geng enuff, considering it's fame.

We got home at 12. Anyway's that's it for the London trip. I'll write the rest of the stuff in a new entry. Ja ne!

Just another day

Saturday, 9 February 2008

This is such a day. I woke up feeling spirited to finish off my ff8.. but then...

Lost my mood.

And then the whole day I feel dizzy.. don't know what's wrong.. and I feel so moodless to do ANYTHING. DARN.

WTH right... Sigh.....

CNY celebration in Sheffield City Hall

Wednesday, 6 February 2008

Last Monday, I attended a CNY celebration thingie in the City Hall. My housemate invited us to go, and at the last minute he was informed that he has to perform T__T. So, I gave the extra ticket to Su Ann. Noisy, noisy Su Ann.

Anyways, moving on, the performances were quite good. For the first time, I saw the Traditional "Face-Changing". .. err the guy changes his mask very quickly. Without using his hands. GENGZ LEHHH.. Unfortunately, i was seated too far away so I can't record it. Other performances include some singing (wahh too high pitch man..) err.. only one musical instrument performance ( =(.. i was expecting more) and a few acrobatics which are so damn cool cuz the little girl and twist and turn her body so much.. wahhh... damn flexible.

Ohhh there were also little children performing.. and one of them is so cute! A little girl of no more than 6 years old I think.. she was struggling to keep up with the rest of the troupe... since her legs are so short, she had to run around quickly.. hahah very cute!

Cough cough.. ehem.. moving on.. ahhh another thing nice is that there were quite a number of pretty gals around.. wahhahahah! Aih.. I feel like a pervert, writing this here.

Cough^5. Erm.. Ohhh before it's too late...



HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!

It must be fun in Malaysia.. lots of firecrackers, cookies, and delicious mouth-watering meals =D


I wanted to put some.. chinese new year wishes but if I translate it to english it will sound weird.


Somehow, I prefer the term Chinese New Year over Lunar New Year or whatever... hahah!

The Hall.

It's Wang Ang!

blury pictures =(

Anyways, thus ends this post. Erm.. The last post is just an update on my life.. and ranting about how Imba Omega Weapon is.. hahah!

Signing off,

Long overdue update

Tuesday, 5 February 2008

Hello people.. I know.. this update is way overdue. Well.. I was busy.. entertaining myself. A few days of life without worries and concern is a sure panacea for the tired mind and exhausted spirit.


There are, fortunately, a few events to blog about so the posts won't be that boring. I shall split them into a few posts; past experience with blogspot has taught me not to try to post too many pictures in one post, for a simple error could render all my efforts wasted.


Alright, I shall not be so draggy and go straight to the point. First thing first, snow!

Yes ladies and gentlemen, there was a heavy snowfall on.. Saturday I think. Well it was quite fortunate for me because I went to Yee Huai's place to get my Final Fantasy VIII cd (yes I was at the end of disc three when I remembered that the rest of the discs are with her). When I went there, the sky was clear. At here place, I tarried a while, and soon it started snowing heavily. When I left her place, I think there was already 2-3 inches of snow. I tried taking a few pictures, but unfortunately, I suck at taking photos at night with camera phone. My camera battery just died, and I was in the process of charging new ones.



So, please don't blame me for the poor picture quality. My neighbours threw a few snowball at my windown in an attempt to goad me into a snowfight, but I was too tired and the rest of my housemates seemed uninterested so I just ignored them ^^.

Well, I should have woke up early to take more pictures when there's sunlight. It's a very nice feeling, waking up to find the whole city covered in white. It's like a magical transformation. Besides, since the snow melts rather quickly and it seldom snows here, the whole experience is very exciting (at least to me.. ^^)


Well, I guess you've had enough of the stories, so here are the photos:

The other posts will come later, so please bear with me =)

Finally!

Thursday, 31 January 2008

Finally.

It's over!

No more exams till May/June. phew.... I really worked hard this time.. YEOSHHH! Now, I can only wait for the results.. hehe.

Hmm.. actually I wanted to write a lot but now I seemed to be at lost of words. (I thought I had lots of photos too.. apparently not lol)
Hmm I'll add the Imeem application later.. ahh.. there was lots of stuff which I planned to do after examinations.. phew... but now, I'm just relaxing.. gotta get some sleep soon, not enough sleep Sigh. Erm.. what else.. this is fast becoming a boring post.

I guess.. I just don't feel hyper after exams.

OHHHH I remmeber liow. During this examinations period, I realised something new about myself. I get hyper when I drink coffee. It made me wanna run around and just move.. hahaha! Not very good... I think I'm pretty hyperactive when I was young.. or maybe, still am. HHMMM I wanna practise dancing ar.. anyone gonna go clubbing soon?
hhahah!

OOHH i saw Su Ann in the examination hall today.. she was invigilating. Hhahah should have told me eariler.. thne you can pass me some notes during exams.. muahahhaha!!!

Anyways.. I'll think about what I wanna do now.. I feel like sleeping aactually.. tired... *yawns.
But I wanna game also. LOL! Suddenly, comics and drama and anime don't seem so attractive compared to when I was revising. hhhhmm...

Anyways, I'll try to blog more later. Sorry lar, no pictures.. I've holed myself up in my room for quite some time to study already... And no b'day celebration whatsover.. OOHH Chinese New Year is coming.. hmm I still haven't think of any dishes to cook..


OOHh I remembered something else to write. Barry and James cooked dinner for me for the past 2 days! hahaha Thanks man.... I'll return the favour. Oh.. forgot bout Tad Song's bah kut teh.. hehehe...

Kklar.. better end this post before I fall asleep in front of my comp.. See you!

My feeling now.

wow..

Friday, 25 January 2008

I didn't know that winds could be so strong: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7208402.stm