a peek at my 1st few days here

this is what my room at mulberry guest house looked like.


it was a twin room

and i adored it soo much because it was an attic room!
so so quaint! :D


desk and towel rack


sink and tea table (is there even such a thing as a tea table??)


there was even a tv... that none of us bothered to even switch on =p


closet with a robe inside

the next morning, we woke up at about 8am because the landlord (im not sure if this is the correct term for the guy that ran the place) told us that breakfast would be served at that time. plus we had to check out by 10am anyway.


an english tea set!

from the left is a kettle of tea, milk and extra hot water in case the tea was too thick, or we wanted to add more water after finishing the tea.


toast!


an english breakfast of bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes and a sausage.


butter basket with jams and marmalade.


and we wolfed it all down.

wad to do... all we had for dinner the night before was maggi snack sized instant noodles.


the dining room was very pretty

see the fake fireplace? lol~


cereal bar

i purposely took some cereals just because i wanted to drink milk. LOL!


an extremely sleep-deprived me


summore got sofas at one corner :D


the outside

the guy walking towards me is marcus. the other guy is kean min. both are classmates who also had no temporary accommodation.


Oxford is a very green place!

u see plants EVERYWHERE.


just in case any of u are interested in staying there.

note that its 78 pounds for a twin room!


gate leading to the backyard


frontal view of the place


camwhoring with the sign board


=p


the houses in the neighborhood


see, so much greenery!


camwhoring at a gate

then we called a cab to pick us up and send us to our respective halls of residence.

after registering at the reception of my hall, i was led by my room by volunteer guides. thank goodness for them, i have no idea how i would have lugged my 40++kg of stuff up 3 floors by myself.


my room!!


nice right???


the door on the right leads to the ensuite bathroom




the shower area is tiny, so i tied up the shower curtain and nvr use it.

if i were to use it, i would be in constant contact with it whenever i shower. and i find that very gross :S


my cupboard is decent.

not too small nor too big (but there really isnt such a thing as too big is there? i could always buy more stuff to fill it up! =p).


the view from my room


im right opposite the sports bar.

which means that i nvr need to play music in my room, because the music from the bar is loud enough to be heard quite clearly in my room when i open the window -_-

plus at night, i always hear drunk ppl shouting. luckily the windows are sealed at sides pretty well, so when i sleep, i shut the windows and can sleep semi-peacefully. but still faint shouts can be heard. *shrugs*

its not that bad really, coz the bar closes at about midnight and i dont generally sleep before midnight anyway =p


on my right is the hockey field *wink*stalker*wink*


on my left are more blocks.


most ppl brought about this much footwear.

i brought this plus....


this.

muahahahahahaahah! lemme tell u what they all are.
clockwise from top left: court shoes (studying law mar!), heels (for clubbing proms and dinners. black, so it'll go with anything.), sport shoes (for walking and also incase i wanna do sports), flats (for walking. plus stella told me that most ppl wear flats here. they're red by marc ecko. blardy expensive but so damned NICE!) and boots (for fashion winter or cold weather)!

see... all have their very important functions! all cant be left behind, so i brought all! =p


and when we were out shopping, i bought this:



i thought it would be like a bun or something. so that i could eat it when i was hungry at night.
manatahu it was...


so compact! like a fruit cake or something. very sticky and chewy.

in the end i just stuck it into the freezer. and there it stayed untouched for a few days. but last night i was searching for something to eat again, so i took it out and microwaved it. then it tasted much much better! so now i know how to eat it... haha~

this is my fire evacuation leaflet:



right in front of my building!

and im too lazy to even leave my room when the alarm rings -_-"

haha... i damn love staying in cheney village and the block im staying at is great too! its the nearest hall to the college, just 5-10mins away. and its about 5-10mins to clive booth where caroline n wei yee are. and the sports center is right opposite my block in case i ever wanna do any exercise (for 19 pounds a month if im not mistaken. so its unlikely i'll join the gym. but dance classes may be held here :D) and the laundrette is very near my block.

AND i love my room! err... even though the bed is facing the door which is very bad feng shui. but if anyone has any suggestions that dont involve moving the bed or my door, im all ears! although some of my friends find the size of the rooms small, i find it just right for a single person who is only gonna be staying for a year. if i were to live out the rest of my life in this room, then i'd find it small -coz i'd keep accumulating stuff over the years. get what i mean?


i put up lil sticker pics of shaun n i on my table =p

the other day, after going to the shops, i came back starving.
so i put together some salad for myself.


it was huge!


*greedy*


looks so super nice right?

like something from a restaurant. *proud*
summore its the 1st salad i've ever made ok? dun play play... =p

i dont like mayonnaise or thousand island or any of those kind of salad dressings, so i put balsamic vinegar. VERY liberally. big mistake. its was too sour! haha...

but now i know how to adjust la. learn from my mistake ;)

after finishing that huge plate, i was still hungry -_-"
*sigh* im not a salad person la. so i went and grabbed something else to eat =p

tonight i made beef stew for my frens (2) n i. its was so yummy! i make a mean beef stew! *proud*

haha... im always making beef stew la. wad to do... i like mar =p

ok, thats all for now!