Life @ Birmingham~~~

An Old Church in the Birmingham City Centre

My Campus (TIC)

My class had started yesterday and I was very tired every time I came back from my campus...This is because my campus is far from my hostel, I need to take bus to there about 10 minutes (if fast) and need to walk about 10 minutes then only reach my campus...Its quite tired and freezing you know...But during the lecuture, I was not feeling tired, just sleepy (just now), because I had to concentrate on what the lecture taught since I am still not very used to listen to Britist accent...However, now what they taught me are what I had learned in NIUC (my previous college) such as Macauley equations and the most subject I hated, Themodynamics...haiz...boh huat, have to study also de la..hehe....

Birmingham City Centre

Last two weeks, I went to my campus to do my enrolment, but hor...when I wanted to find out my Nilai transcript, I realised that I forgot to bring it and I left it at my Malaysia house...Then I started to pray in heart, hope that the officer can let me study at this campus...When it was my turn to enrol, I just told them the truth that I forgot to bring it...Fortunately, the officer, Simon, told me no need to worry first and then he will help me to see whether he can help me or not...Then I waited him to finish the other enrolments, and he went into an office to check whether they got the copy of my transcript...Unfortunately, after a few minutes, he told me that he needed to see the original transcript, maybe because the transcript they had is not completed...But still he let me enrol first, just halfly enrol me....Then I paid all the tuition fees and they gave me my pass and student ID and etc....When I went back to my hostel, I phoned back to my house asking my brother went to my room to check that my transcript is in my room or not...Firstly, my younger brother checked it and he said no, then my third brother check, he said yes, then I quickly asked my 2nd brother's girlfriend went to nearest CC to online so that I can send th address here to her....haiz...Thanks God, my transcript was here now....

Train to Leicester

Last weekend, I went to Leicester Church by train with a brother....Ermm....the train here is very high class and faster than KTM...Its also come on-time and leave on-time...The journey to LEicester took us 1 hour, in the train, I found out that there is toilet and the toilet can also be used by handicap or oldman who have disability...Actually, the people here is very good to the people who have disability...Everywhere in UK, you can see a special door which is for them and there is many road that can be used by them....

Street Actors

Just now, when I wanted to cross the road, the driver let me to cross first eventhough it is green light...But in Malaysia, you will only see that in small town but not in big city...haha....

Thats all for today....PS: Selamat Hari Raya to my Malay friends....Dont know how many of them are my friends...haha...Happy Holiday to my friends...haha....

Now, 7.05pm, I am at Flat 1, Room 2, Rowan House, The Coppice, Hall Residence of BCU, Perry Bar, Birmingham, just after looking at my friend, Jason Wong's (usually I call him "wo-wo" means doggy) blog, I had some strong feeling that reminding me back the time I was in Nilai International University College. The time there, now only I realised that, I took quite less photo which my classmates or friends there. However, the memories are still in my mind...Something is very good and happy, but something which make me very sad...

While looking at his blog, I was looking for my name in his blog and wanted to see what things that he will describe me...Actually I shouldn't so care about his description about me, but...This is because he was my very good friend from Sem 1 to Sem 3 or Sem 4, after that, he was slowly changed his attitude...Slowly he left us and join other groups...At that time, I haven't realise that he started to leave us and change his attitude toward us...Because, I was believe in him...After 1 day, my friends told me that he had changed, he was a person that using friends as one of his tool (finally he admitted it in his blog)...However, I was very naive that time, I still keep on advising him that although you have new friends, you shouldn't neglect your old friends, but I think that time, he was not listen to me (who I am, I just a tool for him)...

After the day I know about him, the time in NIUC was very painful and very difficult to go through....Thinking too much become my disease...I felt that every friends that I believe in, betray me, left me alone there, try to isolate me from them...But in front of me, they acted like very closed to me...I was very sad that time but who gonna come and understand me....No one....However, now the pain is cured but they let me learn 1 thing, that is, believe in yourself more than your friends...Thinking of yourself before thinking of friends...

During my last semester at NIUC, I had learned to become a "don't care" of everything about my friends there...What they had done to me, I don't care...They isolated me, I also don't care...Now I am at UK, trying to start new life here...

Although there was many thing making me very unhappy during my college life, there was still have something that made me very happy, that is I had drived car from my hometown to Nilai, with it, I can join most of the ativities that organised by my church...This made me closed to Kajang Church youths...They don't have intention to be my friend...Thanks God...God wouldn't betray us but just we will betray God...

Anyway, if you are one of my ex-college friends, I am sorry to write this feeling down, but this is what Namewee (the author of "Negarakuku") said, "tetapi ini ialah aku punya betul feeling"...However, now I don't angry with you all already, because you all had taught me a lot og things, good thing or bad things also, it will be 1 of my good memories....

1st day in Birmingham

I have nothing to say about the first week here at Birmingham because I just attend a few activities which arranged by the staff for international students. However I will try to write as many as possible. When I reached Birmingham Airport, actually I was very scare because I saw other students who passed the immigration officer will showed out their letter and I thought it was unconditional letter. Because of I dint have the unconditional letter, so I started to pray in heart, asking God to guide me. Finally its my turn, I showed him my passport and he asked me to show out my letter, so I told him that I just got conditional letter, surprisingly, he said that was what he wanted to see. Thanks God...After that, I went to take my luggages and went out the airport.

After a few minutes I walked out, a black skin girl came to talk to me, asking me whether I am student of BCU(my university name) while showing me a board written 2 names. So I answered her that I am but not one of the name on the board, and explaining that I had missed the Meet & Greet session. However, the girl said if I would like to wait for a few hours, then they will come back again to meet me. That time, I thought its too long for me, so I decided to take taxi to my hostel. Walao, the taxi took me 27 pounds, equal to RM140++...haiz...Boh huat la...haha...

When I reached my hostel, I did not know how to collect my room key so I asked a family where can I collect my key, and fortunately, the family was very friendly to me, they told me how to go but I told them that its looked very far away from my hostel. Suddenly, the daughter said she will ask her father to bring me there by car and they will look after my luggages until I came back from accommodation office. After collected, the father sent me back to my hostel and I said thank to them and they went back. I thought, this must be God who guide me, make my way going smoothly...When I am in my room, I unpacked my luggages and started looking around my flat whether there is some facilities that I can use. When I wanted to online, unfortunately, I cant online because of I dint know how to set some option...Haiz...Until tuesday night, I asked my new friend helping me to do so...

After unpacking, I went to nearest supermarket to see what things are sold there...There are quite many people there buying the perishable things, then I reminded back that my agent told me, when the supermarket wanted to close, all the things will be cheaper...No wonder there are many people buying food...After that, I called Bro.Yun Nor who staying near to my hostel to let him knew that I am here already and he told me that he will come to meet me next day to bring me go around the city like that...I was very happy that time because I am not alone here, except from God who always with me...

That night, I slept very very early, that is 7pm the time here...Perhaps is the jet lag so I slept until 4am the time here...I have nothing to do that time, so just watching some movies that I had been watched last time. Until 10am, I called Bro.Yun Nor and he said that he will come in 5 minutes, so I waited him to come...When I went in his car, he said he will bring me to warehouse to buy something, after that, he will bring me to Leicester Church...After that, I bought all the stuff that I need or he recommend me to need it. The stuff there are very cheap, 1 rice cooker is just 4.50 pounds, equal to RM27 like that...Then we went to another chinese warehouse, at there I bought some instant noodles and something chinese seasoning thing like soy sauces and oyster oil (direct translate from mandarin)....Then, we went to Leicester Church...

Leicester church is very old and big church...Inside the church is quite old but very tidy...It is as same as the old church in the movie...After service, Bro.Yun Nor said that this church actually 100 years old, and our church members bought it to become our TJC church...Then, my mouth was like an octopus..^0^...haha..Then they had tea time for all the members and some cookies to serve us...From that day I know that, the service time of UK are totally different from Malaysia...There is 2 services continuely on Saturday, and also same to Sunday...Saturday, is 1pm to 230pm like that, and 245pm to 4pm...for Sunday, 1pm to 2pm and 215pm to 3pm like that...haha...for their holy communion, they dont have it every month just like Malaysia but they have it once in the time. I dont have any comment to it because this is UK church system...

After that, Bro.Yun Nor brought me to a chinese restaurant to have our dinner, then I felt paiseh was he paid for this dinner...Thanks you, Yun Nor...Then he invited me to stay at his house for a night so that I can call back to my mother through internet and I can online too...So I put all my stuff at my room and Bro.Yun Nor also helping me to arrange my stuff...Haha...very nice la him..

Then I stayed overnight at his house and then it is the next day...

Birmingham Journey~~~

Finally, I can online and log in MSN to see who is online now, but seen now I am at Birmingham so the time between Malaysia and here are different. So all my Malaysia friends sedang tidur...ZZZ...haha...And I saw Shin Jou left me a messages saying that I am inactive my blog, but my reason is I had no time to update because I need to settle my preparation to UK, and until now, only I had time to write this blog.

On my birthday, 12th Sept, last friday, my 2nd brother fetched me from Padang Serai to KLIA, sure every1 will ask why you dint take flight from Penang to KLIA, the reason why I asked my brother to fetch to KLIA by car because, from Penang to KLIA, the flight allow me to bring no more than 20kg bags, while from KLIA to Birmingham, they allow me to bring not more than 30kg, so that means if I flied from Penang to KLIA, I can just take 20kg luggage to Birmingham. Its quite less you know.

The time we reached KLIA was just about 7pm, its too early for my flight because my flight is at 1255am midnight. This is because my brother wanted to go back earlier so he need to go to KLIA more earlier. And then, my mother and younger brother take photo with me, after an hour, my 2nd brother wanted to go, so I just said goodbye to them lor...Haiz, do you think I am crying when I said this word, actually I got a bit nia, really a bit because I saw my mother tearing lor...

Just after they leaving, a "babi hutan" come to find me and accompany me until I departed my

midnight flight, so do Ah Ngi and Han Pei, felt so happy they can come to send me...

After 7 hours flight, I reached to Dubai, at there, got many duty free things but I dint buy it because eventhough it is duty free, but its still very expansive. At there, I need to wait the flight to Birmingham for a few hours, so I just hanging around there, eat some food. I dont bear to sleep because I scare my bags will be stolen by people. At Dubai, I also lost my Mooncake given by Babi Hutan at the toilet...Haha...Paiseh...I forgot to bring it out of toilet after I used it...haiz...

Flight to Birmingham had delayed 1 hour and then to Birmingham. When I reached Birmingham, there is a lot of people queue up at the counters to let the Kastam people stamp approved my passport. Then take my luggages from the collection counter. Once I out of the airport, I felt like go into a air-cond room. So 1st thing I think is its a totally different from Malaysia weather.

Today, I just finished my 1st day orientation and met some Chinese girls from China and Malaysia too. I can online now because of the Malaysian girl help me to set up something, so thank to her. Dont think too much har....Sure you all will say so hiao or what de...Suan liao...haha...