l.o.n.d.o.n

o'rite, i've been too occupied to blog about the place i'm staying and how are things going so far. But since it's the weekend and i don't intend to go party tonight, i guess i'll make time for some updates.

The biggest thing about the britons that i don't get is that, their life's pretty much only about drinking and partying and smoking ( there's definitely a smoker few doors away cuz the corridor STINKS!!!). And ya, you can see lotsa vomit stains on the road. Disgusting. Imagine if that happens in malaysia, with the hot sun and the stain. EWwness.

I can't really tolerate the cold weather. Seriously. I will get slight headache and bit of brain freeze when i walk to and fro from uni everyday. Without fail. The cold wind i guess. Just can't really adapt to the chilling dryness. I do wear socks and gloves when I'm sleeping at night, mind you. But it's been better this week cuz it hasn't rained.

I miss sweating.

The place i'm staying. Hmm. It's actually an intercollegiate hall, so there are students from UCL, Kings college, Queen Mary, Imperial and other institution under the University of London. A nice place actually, reasonable price as well. Just 15 mins walk from the LSE. I've read something about the hall and apparently someone was beheaded at the atrium(a place near the reception). Btw, you can check out the hall at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Hall

INTERNATIONAL HALL

The Main Entrance

Aerial View

Flats( for Students with families)

North Wing!

My room is the on the third floor and it's right at the end(left) of the builing. So you can actually see my window hehe.

The Atrium with the glass elevator

You can see how old this builing is. Lol.

my room

the view from my window

another one

another one(the park opposite our building-brunswick square)

oh ya, they have loads of parks here. russell square, bloomsburry square, gordon square, tavistock square, cartwright garden, bedford square...and i have not even reached parks like hyde park and st james park and bla bla bla...and ppl like to just sit on the grass and nibble on their sandwiches and read newspapers while pigeons and squirrels will be scouting for any leftovers and fruits(i'm not sure what they do eat, so erm....) it's quite impressive how they can actually find serenity here when the roads right outside the square are jammed with cars honking and the occasional ear-splitting sirens of fire engines and so forth.

The Hall is actually quite active, with jogging groups and basketball teams and yoga classes. SO yeah, at least i'll get to practise yoga once a week though I was hoping to learn ashtanga yoga.

This week was the orientation week. I had a few inductions that ranges from undergraduate inductions, ethical induction to departmental induction. There are quite a few malaysians doing actuarial science and i think there are 90% international students( or more accurately asian students). I joined a couple of societies and that includes badminton and volleyball!! I'm so excited!! Cuz i think they are really active and we'll have like two trainings everyweek(for each of them). I've also joined music society, from which i hope to rekindle my passion for choir. It just felt so much like my high school.

Lectures're starting next week and classes will be in two weeks time. Kinda excited. Hehe.

In the tube. Checking out my new shoe( which isn't really a good walking shoe)

i wan FOOD (@Chinatown with sis and bro)