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...
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