update...haha

ok ok...haha updating! Just handed in my thesis...phew...one more down..gosh...i got to a point where I was sick of my own thesis. just looking at it made me want to throw my laptop down the 9 floors to join my camera who committed suicide and jumped 9 floors last month.studying here is CRAZY. INSANE. ABSOLUTELY PSYCHOTIC. it really is enough to drive one insane if you're not careful. My housemate was saying that she has never cried this much over anything. haha...and i am inclined to agree with her.

anyway...on to pictures and more on what I've been up to other than stressing and thinking of throwing my laptop down ..

Manchester! while everyone was stressing over assignments, i rushed mine and then head off to Manchester for a MUCH NEEDED break=)

Met up with Ming Wei, which was good. haven't seen her proper in ages. Justin came down too. we went to visit this place called th URBIS. It's so cool!! check out the building! the lift goes up and down sideways! too bad i didn't take pictures of the lift. too many people la..jakun mer...=p

haha..they had an manga exhibition so we went to check it out..

dear ming...

ooo there is even manga for 'adults'...and no, i didn't take a pic of that. haha too many people!

They even had something called the Urban Gardening exhibition. Gardening for the city folks. cool pic right! this was done at the rooftop of some building, so fascinating.

great exhibition. so different from the usual exhibitions

as usual, how can i go anywhere and not check out the...
Shopping Mall!=p it's a proper shopping mall. nice and big. =p i was so happy to see it. haha haven't seen a nice proper shopping mall. i should take pics of the place i shop at in liverpool..i should...some time soon..haha..ohh ohh Ming said that Manchester shopping mall won awards for being the best toilet. *wry grin. (seriously lo...toilet awards?)

yet another cathedral=p

Trams! never thought i'd see a real one..=p

Justin and Ming, while we were buying tickets for DARK KNIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!! watched it at the cinemas!!!!!!!!it soooooo rocks!!! i was soooooooo happy sitting there watching it. had fun gloating about it too when i got back home. keke

hehe.....check 'watching movie in cinema in England' off my list....=p

ahhh time well spent. Ming and I at the Manchester China Town. Had good food (Ming has good taste=p) and good company. what more could i ask for...

this should be enough to satisfy everyone for now=p

One more day...one more step

This past week has been the toughest, most discouraging..most emotional time I've had to face since I got here..there were a lot of tears and I felt like just giving up, not caring anymore. it hurts too much to care.
but thunderstorms don't last forever...

I Understand by Smokie Norful.

Sometimes I feel like giving up
Seems like my best just ain't good enough
Lord if you hear me I'm calling you
Do you see do you care all about what I'm going through

Then He says...
One more day, one more step
I'm preparing you for myself
When you can't hear my voice, please trust my plan
I'm the Lord I see, and yes I understand

Sometimes I feel like I'm all alone, just like a stranger so far from home
I feel like I've done all that I can do
Please Lord give me strength, I'm just trying to make it through

He knows how much we can bear
In the time of trouble He promised He'd always be there

I understand, The Lord is telling you I understand,
I am the Lord I see you and yes I understand
This is what He says
I am the Lord and I changeth not
I won't forget nor have I forgot
Everything works according to my plan
I am God, trust me, I got the whole world in my hands


Psalms 42:11
Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise Him again-my saviour and my God!

ONE MORE DAY...ONE MORE STEP.

long overdued...helo there london bridge!

i think i should update..haha..this will be a picture post though..am not in a mood to write much..
here is just some out of the 5oo pics that we took...

LONDON=)

train ride to london! london here i comeeee

London Euston.
we are hereeeee

ahh the famous Big Ben.

and i present to you.....the London Eye!The Buckingham Palace (my apologies, my camera cannot take in the full view of the palace..)

no one can go to London and not try to go and cramp with a whole load of other people to watch the Changing Guards Ceremony at the Buckingham Palace, which takes about....2 hours.
and more.
we just left after 2 hours because our feet threatened to fall apart if we stood or walked anymore.

still looooove castles!

below are exhibits of museum articles. really big museum that we went to, it had 3 floors. and we just couldn't finish walking. you can spend like a week there man..

er i think this was a piano...i think

and in the beginning...God created the heavens and the earth...

well...
one part of the museum was filled with these..explorations of the human body in art.

check out the cool ceiling!

darren..this is for you. haha black army make-up and costume?

cool set rite...such detail. this is probably the size of hmm..an arm's length

samurai. HAIYAAAAAAAAA!.

London bridge is falling faling down..London Bridge....btw did you know that that what most of us presume to be the beautiful London Bridge is actually Tower Bridge. this is Tower Bridge.

Oxford street shopping!Not that I could get anything because it was ALL high end shops that has smaaaall bags priced at a few hundred pounds

The Odeon Cinemas!
we wished la we could go watch a movie..so nice la the cinemas there!like so happening
the streets at night.

I've got the world in my hands..I've got the whole wide world in my hands..Cheh...The Tower Bridge is not thaaat big.
btw what i'm standing on is the London Bridge=p

well so long and farewell..

till my next published thoughts...

why oh why is there so many assignments??

haha i juuuust remembered that i have a blog. hahah

oops..

yes yes i will update..
sooon.

i took 2 days off last week to just laze around and now i have to catch up on my work..haha now before anyone places judgment on my frivolous waste of time...i was stressed out for the whole duration of 2 weeks with the bare minimum of 4 to 5 hours of sleep daily. hence the days off=p but i do regret it a lil now..haha but i still stand by the fact that it was necessary. last tuesday night, few hours before we were suppose to hand up our assignment on wed morning, everyone in my house were so stressed out, they each took turns coming out of their rooms to scream. except me. =) i just sat in my room and closed the door and blasted my poor ears to oblivion with music, as though that was gonna help me any. i have no idea why i do that but it does help relieve the stress. a lil. and of course in my housemates run into my room to ask for help after their bouts of screaming...not that i'm that great haha but well they are desperate for any help so they came to me i suppose. haha i know such humbleness is not me but my self esteem for my work ain't that high at the moment..

anyway..here's to another "bare minimum hours of sleep" week..

no no...hmm..I have to conclude this entirely short post on something a lil more positive...
here's my attempt at optimism...hmmmm...trying..trying..trying....

here goes..i am sooo healthy now! it'll be a shocker to most who know me well..i haven't had a COLD drink in ages! and i actually drink a lot of warm water. such a shocker i know..
life in the UK. ..such... excitingness*grin

and also... i find that God is a humourous God. He is, really. He has shown me again. i just sat down and just went :"God i'm pretty sure you're laughing at me right now"...i shall share about that soon.=p



cheers people=) hope you guys get to sleep more =)