Hello Reader,
Hope you had a nice weekend. I had a really nice weekend half of which I spent catching up on sleep. It was a good break after the crazy week. I also had a nice treat- snowfall! If you've read the last post you would know that this is the first time I've experienced snowfall.(I've seen it on the ground before but not falling from the sky) It happened on saturday night and I was so psyched that I made a whole album on facebook dedicated to snow.
Yeah, I am THAT obsessed with it. On Sunday I had to make a trip to city centre again to buy..umm..snow boots. I was crazy enough to think that I can survive with my trusty converse. I was wrong. By the time I reached the bus stop my shoes were wet. Soaked infact. And I thought my toes would have to be amputated. I'd already started forming a blog entry in my mind.'Dear Reader, I no longer have toes...'. Okay fine, I am exaggerating a teeny weeny bit.
This time I travelled alone as Farah had gone with some other friends to see the campus with it's new snow coating. I thought it would be boring going alone but it turned out to be a of fun. I took a double decker bus which gave me an excellent view of the city and a lot of nice snaps.
I got down at Victoria Centre around 10.00 and found all shops closed. Turns out shops open at 10.30 on Sundays. My toes were cursing me real bad now. I decided to walk along the streets to see if any shop is open. Some of the food outlets were open. I entered Greggs and had hot cheese and onion pasty (Recommended by my 'Bri-ish' friend Rida :D). Worth the buck I say. I killed time by exploring the parallel streets. Now I know that area pretty well :D
Finally it was time for the shops to open. H&M would never have had a more eager customer. I just rushed into the shop as soon as it opened. Warmth!
I spent around 2 hrs in Victoria Centre and bought nice boots and a lovely pair of shoes. And gloves! God do you need those here! It's such a contrast from Malaysia. There you to minimise the amount of clothes you wear, here you try to stuff in as many layers before you start looking like a cheese ball (That doesn't make sense but I was eating cheesy Doritos and that's the first thing that came to my mind) Of course wearing a hijab gives an extra ear coverage here. So yay! :D
I had lunch at McDonalds. Veggie Burger of course (I don't like Fish. In any form) While having lunch I kept hearing snippets of conversations from tables around me. One was a really interesting one between a 5 yr and her mother.
*Read in British Accent*
Girl: 'Mum, Can I have some treats?'
Mother:'No'
Girl: 'But I have been really good this week, haven;t I?'
*Stop reading in British accent*
I am sure Santa is generous with this girl.
I returned back after that and spent the rest of the day admiring my new boots.
Today I had a morning class. At 9.30. At the other end of campus. So I left around 9.00 thinking I should be there 5 mins early. But, what I didn't know was that snow can be evil. Just the previous day I was drooling over it's beauty and now I was cursing it as I tried not to slip over it as I walked. Seriously, I never thought the after effects of snow can be this bad. The roads look like an entire college had a bad hangover and threw up all over the place.
It's mucky and slushy. And my pretty boots are already messy :(
I'll never be able to have another slurpy now. All the snow disoriented me and the whole day I was acting weird. Instead of walking on the road. I decided to cross a field covered in snow.
So by the time I reached the other side, I had snow in my boots, torturing my poor toes.
*sigh* And I entered the class 10 minutes late.
Oh I almost forgot! I visited the library today! Yes, I say visited because that's how occasional my trips are to this sacred place. They are just 'visits'. Anyway, UoN has an amazing Library! What appealed to me most was that it has a cafe attached to it. You can find me there if I say I am going to the Library. Also, I don't have to smuggle food into this library as I am legally allowed to bring food in! Ha! Boo ya librarians at UNMC! Since I was in the library building anyway, I thought I'll go have a look at the books they have. I needed my id card to enter but when I swiped my card, much to my embarrassment the gates didn't open. Then I had a swiping fit and forgot that people were watching. I finally came back to my senses and spoke to the guy at the entrance counter. Turned out that my card hadn't been activated yet. He was a gentleman and opened the gates for me. The library is humongous! The first and the second level were really noisy and I spotted some of the students lounging on the floor sharing chips (or crisps as they prefer to call it) and drinks. The third and fourth level are silent study zones and are quite intimidating. I assume all the Masters and Phd. students camp out here. Anyway, the whole place suddenly overwhelmed me and I wanted to get out. BUT I couldn't spot the exit. Seriously, I was that dazed. I started walking around trying to locate it. In vain. Found the library map but didn't find the exits marked on it. Finally I called Farah and told her that I am stuck in the library. She laughed at me first, mercilessly. Then she told me that it's right besides the entry gates. Yeeeah, THAT'S why they don't have it on the map. 'Cause normal people can see it.
Again, while exiting I had the gates opened for me by a nice lady. I feel so pampered here!
So that's what this crazy indian was upto the last few days. I am sure I'll supply you with more goof ups before the week ends.
Till then, Cheers!
Hope you had a nice weekend. I had a really nice weekend half of which I spent catching up on sleep. It was a good break after the crazy week. I also had a nice treat- snowfall! If you've read the last post you would know that this is the first time I've experienced snowfall.(I've seen it on the ground before but not falling from the sky) It happened on saturday night and I was so psyched that I made a whole album on facebook dedicated to snow.
Yeah, I am THAT obsessed with it. On Sunday I had to make a trip to city centre again to buy..umm..snow boots. I was crazy enough to think that I can survive with my trusty converse. I was wrong. By the time I reached the bus stop my shoes were wet. Soaked infact. And I thought my toes would have to be amputated. I'd already started forming a blog entry in my mind.'Dear Reader, I no longer have toes...'. Okay fine, I am exaggerating a teeny weeny bit.
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| Something I found on the way to the bus stop |
This time I travelled alone as Farah had gone with some other friends to see the campus with it's new snow coating. I thought it would be boring going alone but it turned out to be a of fun. I took a double decker bus which gave me an excellent view of the city and a lot of nice snaps.
I got down at Victoria Centre around 10.00 and found all shops closed. Turns out shops open at 10.30 on Sundays. My toes were cursing me real bad now. I decided to walk along the streets to see if any shop is open. Some of the food outlets were open. I entered Greggs and had hot cheese and onion pasty (Recommended by my 'Bri-ish' friend Rida :D). Worth the buck I say. I killed time by exploring the parallel streets. Now I know that area pretty well :D
Finally it was time for the shops to open. H&M would never have had a more eager customer. I just rushed into the shop as soon as it opened. Warmth!
I spent around 2 hrs in Victoria Centre and bought nice boots and a lovely pair of shoes. And gloves! God do you need those here! It's such a contrast from Malaysia. There you to minimise the amount of clothes you wear, here you try to stuff in as many layers before you start looking like a cheese ball (That doesn't make sense but I was eating cheesy Doritos and that's the first thing that came to my mind) Of course wearing a hijab gives an extra ear coverage here. So yay! :D
I had lunch at McDonalds. Veggie Burger of course (I don't like Fish. In any form) While having lunch I kept hearing snippets of conversations from tables around me. One was a really interesting one between a 5 yr and her mother.
*Read in British Accent*
Girl: 'Mum, Can I have some treats?'
Mother:'No'
Girl: 'But I have been really good this week, haven;t I?'
*Stop reading in British accent*
I am sure Santa is generous with this girl.
I returned back after that and spent the rest of the day admiring my new boots.
Today I had a morning class. At 9.30. At the other end of campus. So I left around 9.00 thinking I should be there 5 mins early. But, what I didn't know was that snow can be evil. Just the previous day I was drooling over it's beauty and now I was cursing it as I tried not to slip over it as I walked. Seriously, I never thought the after effects of snow can be this bad. The roads look like an entire college had a bad hangover and threw up all over the place.
It's mucky and slushy. And my pretty boots are already messy :(
I'll never be able to have another slurpy now. All the snow disoriented me and the whole day I was acting weird. Instead of walking on the road. I decided to cross a field covered in snow.
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| Yes, this is the field. Yes, I need to get myself checked |
So by the time I reached the other side, I had snow in my boots, torturing my poor toes.
*sigh* And I entered the class 10 minutes late.
Oh I almost forgot! I visited the library today! Yes, I say visited because that's how occasional my trips are to this sacred place. They are just 'visits'. Anyway, UoN has an amazing Library! What appealed to me most was that it has a cafe attached to it. You can find me there if I say I am going to the Library. Also, I don't have to smuggle food into this library as I am legally allowed to bring food in! Ha! Boo ya librarians at UNMC! Since I was in the library building anyway, I thought I'll go have a look at the books they have. I needed my id card to enter but when I swiped my card, much to my embarrassment the gates didn't open. Then I had a swiping fit and forgot that people were watching. I finally came back to my senses and spoke to the guy at the entrance counter. Turned out that my card hadn't been activated yet. He was a gentleman and opened the gates for me. The library is humongous! The first and the second level were really noisy and I spotted some of the students lounging on the floor sharing chips (or crisps as they prefer to call it) and drinks. The third and fourth level are silent study zones and are quite intimidating. I assume all the Masters and Phd. students camp out here. Anyway, the whole place suddenly overwhelmed me and I wanted to get out. BUT I couldn't spot the exit. Seriously, I was that dazed. I started walking around trying to locate it. In vain. Found the library map but didn't find the exits marked on it. Finally I called Farah and told her that I am stuck in the library. She laughed at me first, mercilessly. Then she told me that it's right besides the entry gates. Yeeeah, THAT'S why they don't have it on the map. 'Cause normal people can see it.
Again, while exiting I had the gates opened for me by a nice lady. I feel so pampered here!
So that's what this crazy indian was upto the last few days. I am sure I'll supply you with more goof ups before the week ends.
Till then, Cheers!
Fair warning - it's almost half one here (actually that would be lying - it's now almost two o-clock) I'm shattered and this 'comment' is an essay/blogpost in itself (are you really surprised?), as is usually the result of my late-night insomniac waffles. Just, be prepared :P
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I TOLD you the pasties are the best thing since ... pani puri (which I STILL haven't had here!) - they really are lovely, aren't they? Perfect for a cold day - which you seem to be getting plenty of, so jealous! Everyone's posting pictures of winter wonderland snowglobe scenes - can you take a leaf out of Leonard's book and preserve some snowflakes for me when I get back? We'll admire them over a crackling fire with our tiffins of pani puri, chaat and har thara ki mazedar lazeez khana - wah, kya baat hain! ;)
(Oh, and the fish o'fillet at McD's isn't so bad (note: this is coming from me, no need to remind you of my distasteful reaction of the fish at that place we went to :P) it's actually really small, delectable and delicious(helped largely by the mayonnaise-concoction-that-doesn't-taste-like-mayo-and-thus-suitably-disguises-the-presence-of-any-fish-really.)
Talking of which, I tried the தோசை (come on, give me credit for Wiki-ing it ;D) in Paandees - it wasn't that spicy. Okay, it wasn't spicy at all - actually, it was slightly sweet, a little disappointing. What to do meri jaan, you took all the masala out of my life when you went away (oh dear, your goofiness and complete corny-ness is having a detrimental effect - or maybe we were just always like that, kyun?)
Yes of course I miss you too ... BAZINGA!
Once again you've fallen for one of my classic practical jokes ... *aheh heh*
Still, SO proud that you're keeping the goofy flag flying high - without me there to constantly knock people over, knock myself over, knock the whole world flat I think England's been getting a false sense of security - so it's probably a good thing you're there to shake things back up a bit ... albeit in a less chaotic and destructive manner ;) Keep it up - I, *cough* we, as your loyal readers need the entertainment .. and you wouldn't want to let me *cough* us down now, would you? :D
Oh har har, my poor "bri-ish" sides are splitting (they so are :P) - I was rewatching TV earlier and remember I was telling you about Mr "Nah I only like English food innit? Like Pizza or Chinese" Taaj? I was watching it again and I send you to this clip but in particular 2:17 - does he remind you of anyone bri-ish? ;) I love that he's from Bradford too (where I grew up), I can use him to justify my insane speaking style the next time you guys try and tease me :( It's a wonder how I even got into No--ingham University with such appalling pronunciation :p
Have fun, live your dream - jao, jeethi raho puthar! Or as dear Shelly would say, live long and prosper! ;)
Awww!!! You made me smile...BAZINGA!
ReplyDeleteI think that's what I miss the most. Our long and deep BBTH conversations. And madam, I can't read Tamil :P I am assuming your wrote Thosai. Or is it chicken? Whom did you go with?
I'll watch the Taj video now. Btw, I started watching Mcintyre. He's hilarious!
In this desperate times, doesn't humanity need a gift? :P
I think your insomnia is out of guilt. Did you rant out about someone to the Malaysian police? :P
Now go sleep or I'll sing soft kitty.