Trip to Nottingham City

It's 10.55pm (sat) UK, 6.55am spore

Last week & just now, we went to Nottingham, UK. I can tell u. We really had fun !!!

Last week (21st March)
We went to Leicester but then we last min make plans to go to Nottingham from leicester. Went there by train. When we reached there, it was so big that we had to explore much by walking around.

Then, we came across a very big ferris Wheel. it's call Wheel of Notingham. We ride on it & there were spectacular views of the city, which I find it very worthwhile. We can see many castles & churches. it was clear on that day. After that, went to fastfood shop for lunch.

After that, went around the city centre & shopping mall. The atmosphere is better than Leicester in terms of the crowd & the number of shops. We came across this particular sports shop. It offers 30% discount !!! Khair bought jerseys for his family while i just walking around, looking for ideas on what to buy since I cant make decisions at the beginning.

Just now (28th March)
Went to Nottingham again... this time, we are visiting the attractions. First one, Nottingham castle. Before we get in. Saw a group of performers walking twrds the castle. They were dressed in colourful costumes. no idea what is the event about but they perform near the Robin Hood Statue (since Nottingham is well known as Home of Robin Hood). They were dancing & make some moves that made me entertain. I got record the video of it, which i dun think i can upload in the net due to size. After that, went in to the castle & explore the scnery plus museum. The Muesum displays things that are related to the castle as well as History of Nottingham.

After that, went to NCCL Galleries of Justice. This attraction was voted as best attractions in 2003. We went for the 2pm tour. The tour guide bring us around the former court building. We get to experience how is it like to be in court, till ended up in jail & prosecution. It was damn fun I tell u... I enjoyed myself today. =D

Then, went to buy some Nottingham castle souvenirs as well as souvenirs of Nottingham from visitor ctr.

Lastly, went to the sprts shop again. I have already made up my mind. I bought Umbro Trackpants, Basketball Jersey & shorts as well as Sleeveless running top & shorts. These 4 each cost 13.99 pounds... Isnt that cheap ? I wish I can buy somemore but no time... maybe next wanna buy sports shoes & T-shirts.

Next weekend, maybe we are going to either Derby or Birmingham. Btw later from 2am UK time, UK have to adjust their time 1 hour ahead. They will be following BST (British Summer Time) instead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) due to movement of sun. That means the time difference between Spore & Uk is 7 hours instead of 8 hours

Yup, thats all for the long update... Cheers =D. Photos will be updated soon at my multiply

Btw, thanks to Khair for belanja me fastfood dinner at hostel for my birthday =D

Trip to Leicester City

It's 10.15pm UK (Saturday), 6.15am Spore (sunday)

Just now, me & khair went to leicester city centre to explore. Went out from hostel around 9.30am and arrive back at hostel around 7pm... Went there by Arriva bus 127. The fare is damn expensive... 2.40 pounds =.=. The journey went round & round the estates before reaching bus-station.

We went there to explore the city. I found out that it is more vibrant & happening than Loughborough Town Centre, which is dull. The atmosphere is like Orchard Rd. I also found out that there were many halal food that i can eat. I went around the shops there & the prices are quite reasonable. Besides exploring the city centre, went to buy meat at a Halal butcher shop. Then, we ate at chinese buffet restaurant for just 10 pound with a drink. It was yummy. After that, went to shopping centre. The place is like vivocity. The majority of shops are high-end ones like topman, river island, etc... the clothes that are very expensive.

Then, went back by bus 127 (45 mins ride) & alight at the bus-stop near twn ctr. From there, have to walk 30 mins to hostel...

Yup, thats about it... gd nite =D

and btw, the pronounciation for leicester is "les-ter", not "le-chest-ter" !!! haha =D

OITP @ UK

It's 8.40pm UK (thursday), 4.40am spore (friday)

I had my 1 week of ITP last week & I find the things that I did was enjoyable though i get to do less things. The place that I got posted to for OITP is Department of Materials, Loughborough University. The Hostel that I stay is named Falkner-Eggington Hall, which is 15 mins walk from where I work. In other words, I have to walk to & fro everyday !!! haha

Basically, my task is to perform old experiments & try to come up with new methods to test & at the same time produce same results. Besides that, I help the researchers in anything that they do

The temperature here is very cold. It's like u step outside like a refigerator. there's sun too but not hot. There's one time got hailstorm, where small ice cubes fall from sky as rain !!! How cool is that.

Yup, thats all for now. For pictures, go to my multiply site @ http://tallguy89.multiply.com

1st day at UK

Time check

It's 2.39pm spore, 6.39am UK

I just woke up just now ard 5am

checking my email, surf net etc

Temperature is freaking cold here

7 Degree C... o.O. Damn cold sia

Total time that I took from stepping out of my house to reaching the hostel is 28 hours !!!

Damn long sia... First, we take plane to London Heathrow, transit at Abu Dhabi...

First time ride an aeroplane. The take off is my favourite part !!! Wohoo

I cant believe that I'm going to UK for ITP

Then, after reaching London, need to take coach from Central bus station to Leceister b4 transferring to another coach to Loughborough

Then, went to security gatehouse to get Hostel keys & then walk to our hostel.

At that point of time, it was raining cats & dogs !!!

Yup, thats about it =D

Overall, I enjoyed the trip very much especially all that I did so far is first time

1st time:
-take aeroplane
-went to Europe
-experiencing cold weather