Anyway, i was having this talk with a Germany exchange student during our break for lecture. Oh.. the exchange students from Europe are under the Erasmus programme while the rest of us are under the Socrates programme. I am really not sure of the difference but my room mate told me that it is only different by name.
Back to our conversation, it dawned upon me that the reason i feel so upset past few days is a pretty normal phenomenon. For my room mate and the German girl (i really can't recall her name), being somewhere far is nothing and possibly easier for them to adapt as they have always been far from their families. Even in their home country, they see their family very irregularly. In contrast, we Singaporeans cannot avoid our families much. Even if we do stay in hostel, it'll take less than half an hour by car to meet up. When i was in hall, i see my family every week. The idea that they're not really far from me is something that makes adapting less of an issue. Now that i am here, i worry about lots of stuff. Even things like my family's health. A recent incident actually made me worry more. If i were there, things would have been better cause i know i'll be in a position to control. Control the situation, Control the feelings, etc. Of course, it is not only my family that i am worried about. There are also other loved ones. I love MSN. I love technology. And i definitely love Science!
It is Friday already and i can't wait for Sunday to come. Tonight, the girls are planning to go over to the Union because RYAN LEE will be coming over for a performance! RYAN LEE as in the disbanded boyband BLUE singer. Yeah.. the one who sang 'one love'. I am not really a fan of him or Blue for that matter. Although i am a pro-friday-must-go-out person, F&D is not something i enjoy going for because i suspect it'll be real packed and bustling with people waiting to get drunk. They party everyday here and they come up with names for each day. I can only recall Wednesday (Hey Ewe!) and Friday's (F&D). The two mentioned are the more popular ones. In the Union itself, they have three rooms - chart/dance in Room One, Indie/retro/motown in Fusion and RnB/Urban in Cognito. Drinks can get really cheap especially on Wednesdays. I see it as unhealthy when they just go overboard with their drinking. Personally, i hate the smell of smoke and beer,etc. But i do enjoy watching the various antics and behaviour of the students when they step into the union.
This is Ryan Lee:
Anyway, I'll just go over for fun and i promise i'll behave.
Won't be staying too long cause i'll be heading to Leicester tomorrow morning. In addition, there's a powerpoint presentation to prepare and i am one reading away from completion.
I might wanna go to the Union on the 14th March though because Chris Moyles will be coming. Chris Moyles is a comedian and although i haven't heard much about him, i shall visit and watch without any expectations of him. Besides, it is part of the fund-raising project by the Comic Relief to promote Red Nose Day. Red Nose Day is everywhere here and they sell loads of mercandise in the supermarket ranging from a red nose to T-shirts to raise funds for the under-privileged here in the UK.
When i feel less lazy, i'll continue updating about the Leicester trip and the Ryan Lee performance today.
Did you know... Aida cooked her first fried sunny-side-up egg without it turning to scrambled egg on the 21st February 2007?
With olive oil too! Mei took the photo of it for me and when i get the picture from her, i will post it up and boast about it. Such achievement! I even cooked my own stir-fried vegetables.
Wah... based on the Malay traditional mindset: If you can cook, you can marry already! Haha.
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