Oxford Trip + MAny many...
Monday, January 08, 2007 12:39 AM

Phew.. i have been procrastinating to create new entry in my blog because there are just too many things to be updated. Let me go all the way back to yr 2006 Nov and I will try to follow the sequence of events.. haha.. ok currently, i just feel the sudden urge to blog because this shall be my first entry for the yr 2007! and i have a list of new yr resolution... most importantly, i want to be a good student, son, brother and bf.. i think i have done a pretty bad job in the first and last.. haha..







Shan(Steph's bf), Steph, Shen Onn, ME!, Jien Loong, Wenying outside Four Seasons... hahah they sell the best duck rice in London and it's affordable!! ok lah, converting back, it costs around $15 sing ...


I just completed my project one week ago.. it took me a very2 long time to complete coz my other group members were not doing their fair share of work. In the end i did almost 90% of the work. Yes, the workload was supposed to be splitted fairly amongst the five of us.. but in the end only two were working on it.. the rest have been warned!... dun ever think of messing around with me...because of this project, i had to sacrifice my time on other things such as my social life and I knew I had neglected some ppl.. Really sorry.. The moment I clicked "submit", i felt like a prisoner released from the jail. I was so happy after the submission of the project and of course this translated to late night playings for the rest of the week with my hall mates.. I must say I have a bunch of fun loving ppl here.. ppl with different personality.. some like to ask questions... like Jien Loong... some like to argue with me... like Wenying and Shen Onn... some like to emo.. like stephanie... some are full of crazy ideas.. like Jamie.. hahah basically these are the few ppl whom i hang out with in the hall.. and not forgetting Fengyi.. he just came back from Singapore.. well done.. he's the only DSTA peeps from UK who went back during holidays.. haha..

Well, ok where should i start from... anyway i jsut did 50 pumpings... 10 diamond pumpings.. let me side track again.. i put on weight... can u guys believe it? a whopping 5kg of fats deposited at my tummy!!! wah!!! time to do some serious workout.. if not, i won't even be able to recognise myself.. i was only aware of this when i took photo the other day.. what a chubby face !!! my god!!! i couldn't believe my eyes... and at first i thought gravity no longer stands at 9.81... should be 10++ now.. haha.. erm back to the topic... i went to oxford in November.. went with all ex victorians.. Recently, this committee called VINE was set up... by Maximilian, my batch student council president who is currently studying in Imperial as well.. and he organised this trip for us.. haha not a bad turnout... 30++ of us... and we were warmly welcomed by ex victorians who are studying in oxford... This is what happened to me when i go bonkers.. talking to a dog.. haha

the bus ride took about 2hrs from London.. i had a good chat with Ben who told me things about his mum and sister... hahah Oxford is a really nice place for ur undergrad studies.. i mean the environment is condusive for studying.. it's a very peaceful and quiet town.. it's small no doubt...but this makes ppl living there more cohesive.. ppl were walking at a much slower pace.. parks are everywhere... the way oxford is run is similar to cambridge but different compared to imperial.. they have many colleges and in each college, tutorials are conducted... for lectures, u have to go to the departmental building.. u stay in the college.. u mingle with ppl taking different courses... it's like a house system.. haha and apparently, different colleges have their own strengths too... and the level of fundings in the college determines the amoung of facilities and the general comfort level.. and in the Harry Porter show, the dining hall is actually modelled after one of the colleges'...

personally, i would rather study in London... simply because it's a more vibrant city... and i still prefer the system that imperial adopt (similar to Singapore).. hahah... oh ya, on the roads in oxford, they have a special lane catered for bicycle users.. amazing!! and the width was almost half of that for the cars.. i think we finished touring the town in about 4hrs time.. and in the late afternoon, we ended up shopping at Primmark where clothes and winter wear are sold at unbelievable low prices.. i dun like to shop but i ended up buying a few pieces... hahha just imagine.. a normal G2000 long sleeve shirt only cost 3 pounds (9 sing dollars)... and a suit cost only 20pounds... worth it.. worth it.. haha.. anyway this oxford trip is really an eye opener.. esp when u can compare the life in london with that of oxford.. there is a vast difference.. and i got to know ppl from my batch in VJ whom I saw before but never had a chance to know personally.. Oh ya, we will be having our very first VJ night this yr.... to rival that of HCJC!! hahha ... thanks to VINE! ok, i think i will be visiting Cambridge soon.. Ppl claimed that there are more things in Cambridge than oxford and it's a more interesting place too..we shall see!

Slideshow of Oxford Trip:

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Next up, we had our christmas party in hall.. i think it was held in early dec. i dunno why such an early date but i guessed they jsut wanted to get everyone together first before ppl started going home... yes, homeland.. the dinner for that night was special... turkey... and some exotic vegetables.. hahah each of us was given a xmas package with a paper crown that couldnt even fit the size of my head.. arrgghhh... haha.. the most interesting thing was the party.. i loved the santa claus standing outside... too cute... ppl were throwing snow flakes all over ... for one moment, i prayed for xmas to come quickly.. the brits went down in nice attire but i went there wearing my OCS shorts together with my favourite sweater.. i know my sisters are going to laugh at me again.. hahah lao cock cock...


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erm.. i also attended a function organised by the Overseas Christian Fellowship (OCS) somwhere in dec... actually just to support one of my hall mates, mayling, who was performing in the play that night.. though i am not a Christian or rather a firm believer of Jesus, I could feel the unity and cohesiveness portrayed by all the Christians that night... esp when they were singing the xmas carol.... and certainly, the event made me realise the true meaning behind christmas.. i think xmas has been commercialised to such a great extent that ppl are just following the motion by celebrating it.. the same goes for several other chinese festivals... i think it's important to remind ourselves the actual meaning behind all these festivals.. everyone of them has a story to tell and it is of great significance that ppl are celebrating it annually..

in order to save money that night, we walked for a few km to King's college Strand campus to watch the play... and i met the ex Victorians again.. those who went for the oxford trip... the world is just too small.. basically they are made up of Malaysians and Singaporeans who are studying in London.. oh ya, i went with steph and wenying.. we ended up fooling around in Mac.. Mac in London offers very few seats... but they have a lot of space allocated for standing... such that u can eat while standing... i think the concept is very different compared to Singapore's... perhaps this is the way to go in a big country like UK.. u can't afford to have too many seats.. if not, u wont be able to handle the crowd during peak hours...

Miscellaneous photos for OCF, electrical outing and steph's birthday:

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just before the end of the term, the Singaporeans in my course came to my hall to watch American Pie.. i was simply awed by the sheer nude scenes in the show... wah!! hahah .. Lipen's idea to watch it.. it was quite a pleasant night.. we drank while watching... and had a good laugh at the show.. apart from the nudity and a few pickup lines that we learned, the show is really quite funny.. haha i think it was a good opportunity to bond that night... and to relax esp after such a long and tedious term... and of course, we had a good time digging up Edsel's sweetie in the course.. we spent some time interrogating him in my room... and we had a video clip on that.. haha...

oh ya, not forgetting the surprise birthday party for Steph.. we specially arranged for her boyfriend to come to london to see her.. well he's in UK.. so it was easier to organise.. haha she was totally kept in the dark... she only knew it at the last minute... had a great time in the piano room that night... eating ice-cream at the same time.. i think she was almost touched to tears.. totally didn't expect us to throw a celebration.. let alone making her bf appearing right in front of her... haha..

Stay tuned... more stories to come.. esp on xmas...


















I miss yan! and of course my family!
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AWW THE LAST PIC IS SO SWEET! im amazed with ur memory! still can remember from so long!!!

By Blogger apoapsis-angel, at 5:15 PM  

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