i saw this picture on val's blog:
its sato takeru
does it look familiar?
bushy hair and dark rimmed glasses...
khai lee!
damn, i dont really have a side angle of him.
i dont know about u, but i think they look damn similar!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
i just discovered Sara Bareilles
i didnt even know she sang "love song". im so out when it comes to music =p
(this song is for the spongebob lover)
Gravity lyrics
Something always brings me back to you.
It never takes too long.
No matter what I say or do, I still feel you here 'till the moment I'm gone.
You hold me without touch.
You keep me without chains.
I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love and not feel your rain.
CHORUS
Set me free, leave me be. I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity.
Here I am and I stand so tall, just the way I'm supposed to be.
But you're on to me and all over me.
You loved me 'cause I'm fragile.
When I thought that I was strong.
But you touch me for a little while and all my fragile strength is gone.
CHORUS
Set me free, leave me be. I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity.
Here I am and I stand so tall, just the way I'm supposed to be.
But you're on to me and all over me.
I live here on my knees as I
Try to make you see that you're
Everything I think I need here on the ground.
But you're neither friend nor foe though I
Can't seem to let you go.
The one thing that I still know is that you're keeping me down
You're keeping me down, yeah, yeah, yeah
You're onto me, onto me and all over
Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long
i really like this next song coz of the video and meaning :)
(or rather what i interpret to be the meaning, coz i cant be sure if my interpretation is correct)
"Fairytale"
Cinderella's on her bedroom floor
She's got a
Crush on the guy at the liquor store
Cause Mr. Charming don't come home anymore
And she forgets why she came here
Sleeping Beauty's in a foul mood
For shame she says
None for you dear prince, I'm tired today
I'd rather sleep my whole life away than have you keep me from dreaming
[Chorus:]
'cause I don't care for your fairytales
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
She's only waiting on the next best thing
Snow White is doing dishes again cause
What else can you do
With seven itty-bitty men?
Sends them to bed and calls up a friend
Says will you meet me at midnight?
The tall blonde lets out a cry of despair says
Would have cut it myself if I knew men could climb hair
I'll have to find another tower somewhere and keep away from the windows
[Chorus]
Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
Man made up a story said that I should believe him
Go and tell your white knight that he's handsome in hindsight
But I don't want the next best thing
So I sing and hold my head down and I break these walls round me
Can't take no more of your fairytale love
[Chorus]
I don't care
I don't care
Worry bout the maiden though you know
She's only waiting spent the whole life being graded on the sanctity of patience and a dumb
Appreciation
But the story needs some mending and a better happy ending
Cause I don't want the next best thing
No no I don't want the next best thing
(this song is for the spongebob lover)
Gravity lyrics
Something always brings me back to you.
It never takes too long.
No matter what I say or do, I still feel you here 'till the moment I'm gone.
You hold me without touch.
You keep me without chains.
I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love and not feel your rain.
CHORUS
Set me free, leave me be. I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity.
Here I am and I stand so tall, just the way I'm supposed to be.
But you're on to me and all over me.
You loved me 'cause I'm fragile.
When I thought that I was strong.
But you touch me for a little while and all my fragile strength is gone.
CHORUS
Set me free, leave me be. I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity.
Here I am and I stand so tall, just the way I'm supposed to be.
But you're on to me and all over me.
I live here on my knees as I
Try to make you see that you're
Everything I think I need here on the ground.
But you're neither friend nor foe though I
Can't seem to let you go.
The one thing that I still know is that you're keeping me down
You're keeping me down, yeah, yeah, yeah
You're onto me, onto me and all over
Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long
i really like this next song coz of the video and meaning :)
(or rather what i interpret to be the meaning, coz i cant be sure if my interpretation is correct)
"Fairytale"
Cinderella's on her bedroom floor
She's got a
Crush on the guy at the liquor store
Cause Mr. Charming don't come home anymore
And she forgets why she came here
Sleeping Beauty's in a foul mood
For shame she says
None for you dear prince, I'm tired today
I'd rather sleep my whole life away than have you keep me from dreaming
[Chorus:]
'cause I don't care for your fairytales
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
She's only waiting on the next best thing
Snow White is doing dishes again cause
What else can you do
With seven itty-bitty men?
Sends them to bed and calls up a friend
Says will you meet me at midnight?
The tall blonde lets out a cry of despair says
Would have cut it myself if I knew men could climb hair
I'll have to find another tower somewhere and keep away from the windows
[Chorus]
Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
Man made up a story said that I should believe him
Go and tell your white knight that he's handsome in hindsight
But I don't want the next best thing
So I sing and hold my head down and I break these walls round me
Can't take no more of your fairytale love
[Chorus]
I don't care
I don't care
Worry bout the maiden though you know
She's only waiting spent the whole life being graded on the sanctity of patience and a dumb
Appreciation
But the story needs some mending and a better happy ending
Cause I don't want the next best thing
No no I don't want the next best thing
rainbow
yesterday, after i came out of the shower, i noticed that someone added me in msn.
the email was familiar because i saw shaun use it before. so i accepted.
HAHAHA!
omg, i cant even begin to point out how many flaws his plan had, starting from using an email that he used for friendster!
better luck tricking me next time! =p
p/s: this is wad shaun just said after reading my post.
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:13 AM):
u wait i create a new account
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:13 AM):
u GG
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:13 AM):
=p
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:14 AM):
i create i post in my facebok ESP wall
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:14 AM):
HAHAHA
the email was familiar because i saw shaun use it before. so i accepted.
Rainbow | HI | ||||
amy | hi | ||||
You have invited Rainbow to start sending webcam. Please wait for a response or Cancel (Alt+Q) the pending invitation. (i already suspected that it was shaun) | |||||
Rainbow | u are amy right? | ||||
Rainbow | webcam? | ||||
amy | ya | ||||
Rainbow has accepted your invitation to start sending webcam.(hahaha... fell into my trap!) | |||||
Rainbow | the webcam got problem | ||||
Rainbow | i cant see anything (ofcourse cannot la! you're the one sending!) | ||||
amy | i knew it! (this was when i saw him through his webcam) | ||||
Rainbow | huh? | ||||
Rainbow | y dont ur turn to webcam? | ||||
amy | hahaha | ||||
amy | y u suddenly got this account wan? | ||||
Rainbow | this is my only msn (kena caught already still wanna pretend!!) | ||||
Rainbow | why? | ||||
amy | hahahahaha | ||||
Rainbow | did u see me in the webcam earlier? | ||||
amy | just now it was ur own webcam la | ||||
amy | u think u very smart? | ||||
Rainbow | huh? | ||||
amy | bie! | ||||
Rainbow | lol | ||||
Rainbow | how u know its me? |
HAHAHA!
omg, i cant even begin to point out how many flaws his plan had, starting from using an email that he used for friendster!
better luck tricking me next time! =p
p/s: this is wad shaun just said after reading my post.
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:13 AM):
u wait i create a new account
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:13 AM):
u GG
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:13 AM):
=p
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:14 AM):
i create i post in my facebok ESP wall
AMYLAIXIUCHING IS MY BIE<3 says (02:14 AM):
HAHAHA
Thursday, November 27, 2008
my hsemate must think im nuts
everyday, without fail, i will laugh hysterically to myself in my room.
im quite addicted to failblog. must visit it at least once a day =p
would u use this dictionary?
tidak berkaitan langsung! HAHAHA~
hah! pawned!
i find this one hilarious. ROFLMAO!
actually, think this one is a WIN, coz if u squint, it says funeral services at the bottom. LOL!
ok, back to commercial law!
im quite addicted to failblog. must visit it at least once a day =p
would u use this dictionary?
tidak berkaitan langsung! HAHAHA~
hah! pawned!
i find this one hilarious. ROFLMAO!
actually, think this one is a WIN, coz if u squint, it says funeral services at the bottom. LOL!
ok, back to commercial law!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
difficulty levels
i downloaded madagascar 2.
when i opened the file, i discovered that it was in spanish.
i downloaded quantum of solace.
when i opened the file, i discovered that it was in french.
i tried to read my European Law textbook.
it was in english.
all three are equally hard to understand.
maybe learning french will be easier. wtf
maybe i should just give up and do what everybody else is doing... my commercial law assignment which is due next thursday.
yes, that sounds like a good idea.
ps: the 2 for 1pound pies sold in somerfield are delish!
when i opened the file, i discovered that it was in spanish.
i downloaded quantum of solace.
when i opened the file, i discovered that it was in french.
i tried to read my European Law textbook.
it was in english.
all three are equally hard to understand.
maybe learning french will be easier. wtf
maybe i should just give up and do what everybody else is doing... my commercial law assignment which is due next thursday.
yes, that sounds like a good idea.
ps: the 2 for 1pound pies sold in somerfield are delish!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
it was just a veggie delight
i saw the sweetest thing in subway the other day.
a couple came in to order. they stood at the counter, chatting to each other about what to eat. then the girl ordered a veggie delight. then the guy ordered exactly the same thing. she looked at him and said "you dont have to". then he said "but i want to". (yes, i know, this sounds damn cliche, but u had to be there.)
you see, she was a vegetarian and he obviously wasnt. but he wanted to have exactly the same thing as her, so that he could know her taste better. so he could enjoy the things she enjoyed.
you should have seen the way they behaved. it was the beginning stage of courtship where both parties were still new to each other, still curious and playful. and they stole glances at each other, checking each others reaction to different things. both so obviously liked each other and wanted to get to know each other better. there was also that cute shyness. the lowering of eyes each time they caught each others gaze.
just thinking about it gives me the warm tingly feeling. i love the beginning of new romances. when two people discover each other. *melts*
a couple came in to order. they stood at the counter, chatting to each other about what to eat. then the girl ordered a veggie delight. then the guy ordered exactly the same thing. she looked at him and said "you dont have to". then he said "but i want to". (yes, i know, this sounds damn cliche, but u had to be there.)
you see, she was a vegetarian and he obviously wasnt. but he wanted to have exactly the same thing as her, so that he could know her taste better. so he could enjoy the things she enjoyed.
you should have seen the way they behaved. it was the beginning stage of courtship where both parties were still new to each other, still curious and playful. and they stole glances at each other, checking each others reaction to different things. both so obviously liked each other and wanted to get to know each other better. there was also that cute shyness. the lowering of eyes each time they caught each others gaze.
just thinking about it gives me the warm tingly feeling. i love the beginning of new romances. when two people discover each other. *melts*
Monday, November 24, 2008
down under
മയ്പേ എവെര്യോനെ'സ ലവ് ലൈഫ് ഇസ് സിമിലര്. യൌര്സ്, മിനെ, ഹിസ്, ഹെര്സ്.
മയ്പേ വെ വേറെ ഓള് മീന്റ്റ് ടോ മീറ്റ് സോമെബോടി വെ കുല്ദ് നോട് ഇവര് ഫോര്ഗെറ്റ്. നോ മാറ്റര് ഹൌ മണി പര്ത്നെര്സ് വെ ഹാവ് അഫ്റെര് ദാറ്റ് ഓനെ രെലറേന്ഷിപ്.
ദാറ്റ് പെര്സണ് മയ്പേ "ദ ഓനെ" ഫോര് യു, ബട്ട് ഉ മേയ് നോട് ബി "ദ ഓനെ" ഫോര് തേം. സൊ ഇന് ദ ഏന്ഡ്, ആരെ രെലറേന്ഷിപ്സ് ഇഖ്ാല്?
ഐ ഫിന്ദ് ദാറ്റ് ഓനെ അല്വയ്സ് ലോവേസ് ദ അദര് മോര്.
ബട്ട് സ്റ്റില്, ഐ ബെലിഎവേ ഇന് സോള് മേറ്റ്സ്. ഓനെ ഡേ, വെ'റീ ഗോന്ന ഫിന്ദ് ദാറ്റ് പെര്സണ് വ്ഹോ ലോവേസ് അസ് എക്ഷക്ട്ല്യ് ഹൌ മുച്ച് വെ ലവ് തേം. ആന്ഡ് തട്സ് ഗോന്ന ബി എ ഹെല് ഓഫ് അലോട്ട്.
ഐ തൌഘ്റ്റ് ഐ ഫൌണ്ട് ദാറ്റ് ഒന്സ്. തേന് ഹി സ്ലിപ്പെദ് എവേ. ഐ വോന്ടെര് ഇഫ് ഹി സ്റ്റില് തിന്ക്സ് ദാറ്റ് വെ'റീ മീന്റ്റ് ടോ ബി. വില് ഹി ഇവര് ഉണ്ടെര്സ്ടന്ദ് ദ വി ഐ ഫീല്?
*സിങ്* ഇറ്റ്സ് ബീന് അവ്തിലെ സിന്സ് മൈ ലാസ്റ്റ് വെബ്ടിന്ഗ്-എട പോസ്റ്റ്. ഹി'സ സ്റ്റില് തെര, ലുര്കിംഗ് ഇന് മൈ ഹെഡ് ആന്ഡ് എമോറേന്സ്.
മയ്പേ വെ വേറെ ഓള് മീന്റ്റ് ടോ മീറ്റ് സോമെബോടി വെ കുല്ദ് നോട് ഇവര് ഫോര്ഗെറ്റ്. നോ മാറ്റര് ഹൌ മണി പര്ത്നെര്സ് വെ ഹാവ് അഫ്റെര് ദാറ്റ് ഓനെ രെലറേന്ഷിപ്.
ദാറ്റ് പെര്സണ് മയ്പേ "ദ ഓനെ" ഫോര് യു, ബട്ട് ഉ മേയ് നോട് ബി "ദ ഓനെ" ഫോര് തേം. സൊ ഇന് ദ ഏന്ഡ്, ആരെ രെലറേന്ഷിപ്സ് ഇഖ്ാല്?
ഐ ഫിന്ദ് ദാറ്റ് ഓനെ അല്വയ്സ് ലോവേസ് ദ അദര് മോര്.
ബട്ട് സ്റ്റില്, ഐ ബെലിഎവേ ഇന് സോള് മേറ്റ്സ്. ഓനെ ഡേ, വെ'റീ ഗോന്ന ഫിന്ദ് ദാറ്റ് പെര്സണ് വ്ഹോ ലോവേസ് അസ് എക്ഷക്ട്ല്യ് ഹൌ മുച്ച് വെ ലവ് തേം. ആന്ഡ് തട്സ് ഗോന്ന ബി എ ഹെല് ഓഫ് അലോട്ട്.
ഐ തൌഘ്റ്റ് ഐ ഫൌണ്ട് ദാറ്റ് ഒന്സ്. തേന് ഹി സ്ലിപ്പെദ് എവേ. ഐ വോന്ടെര് ഇഫ് ഹി സ്റ്റില് തിന്ക്സ് ദാറ്റ് വെ'റീ മീന്റ്റ് ടോ ബി. വില് ഹി ഇവര് ഉണ്ടെര്സ്ടന്ദ് ദ വി ഐ ഫീല്?
*സിങ്* ഇറ്റ്സ് ബീന് അവ്തിലെ സിന്സ് മൈ ലാസ്റ്റ് വെബ്ടിന്ഗ്-എട പോസ്റ്റ്. ഹി'സ സ്റ്റില് തെര, ലുര്കിംഗ് ഇന് മൈ ഹെഡ് ആന്ഡ് എമോറേന്സ്.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
alvin's bdae dinner
last month, a few of us went to "old orleans cuisine" to celebrate alvin's birthday.
the most important page of any menu, according to amy.
free popcorn.
it tasted like crap. i thought the ones at the riverside cineplex were bad, but at least they were salty. these were just ugh.
william
birthday boy
caroline
suasana
me pouting coz the worst thing about being the photographer is not being photographed. wtf
so i got caroline to take my menu shot since they all had one. LOL~
william doesnt really like the camera and has "innovative" ways of avoiding his face from being photographed.
us? we love the camera!but only on good face days. and such a thing does exist ok! like those days that your face just looks wrong. something like a bad hair day, except that your hair is fine, the problem is your face. eg. zits and blackheads.
i considered ordering from here, but since dinner was on caroline, why scrimp! WTF
no la, it was really coz im too greedy and the kids meals here are too small. whoever said that ang mohs had huge portions were either lying or referring to other countries besides england. coz so far, all the portions of the places that i've been to are same as malaysian portions or SMALLER. chis, i thought i could save money here by sharing meals, manatau a meal barely fills me up, what say sharing it between 2 ppl!
waiting-for-food time is also camwhoring time!
whoa, with the new size of my pics, my face sure does fill up this blog :S
im not sure if thats a good or bad thing...
iced water coz its free. wtf
yea, still me.
i was gonna delete this pic, but now i think the effect is actually kinda nice =p
more face-covering
if my memory serves me correctly (a line commonly used by the iron chef series. hey, did any of u watch it??? it was pretty cool! =p), alvin n caroline ordered the same thing.
what is it? i have no idea. cannot rmbr la. thank goodness im not a food blogger. LOL~
me n my food!
nice pic of alvin. but very poser-ish la.
(do u know how difficult it is to get a nice pic of him??? lol. wtf.)
my food!
i ordered seafood coz i feel like i lack seafood here. iodin and whatnot.
back home, we used to have a fish dish everynight. but here, i rarely eat fish. same goes to when i was living in kl. so i feel fish-deprived.
rmbr the "trademark" pose?
LOL! but now it looks very cacat to me. i think i shall have to find a new one =p
maybe this. haha~
another suasana shot.
the ambience here is quite nice. a romantic place for dinner.
but i found the food so-so only. it was nice, but nothing to shout about. i like jamie's italian (yes, im referring to jamie oliver's restaurant!) much more. the prices are about the same. but caroline likes this place better, so i guess its up to u guys. lol~
birthday cakefrom sainsbury. wtf!
so we sang... wait, did we sing? i think none of us felt like it, except maybe caroline. and alvin was wayyy to embarrassed, so i think we might have skipped that part.
anyway, we quartered the cake and gobbled it up. then we sat around summore and finally left.
a pic with the birthday boy at the bus stop.
full-length
when i got home, i camwhored summore.
what? u have a problem with my camwhoring?
its so rare for me to wear contacts here, that i must fully maximize each usage before i have to dispose of it after a month of maybe wearing it 5 times.
wierd pose, but i like my boots :D
looks like slimming ad. but not so slim. wtf.
and PS: my friend's aunt who lives at St Mary Cray is renting out rooms. Its near King's College if Im not mistaken, but u London people would know better anyway. single and double bed rooms available. so if anyone is interested, contact Carole Stone @ 07866864807
the most important page of any menu, according to amy.
free popcorn.
it tasted like crap. i thought the ones at the riverside cineplex were bad, but at least they were salty. these were just ugh.
william
birthday boy
caroline
suasana
me pouting coz the worst thing about being the photographer is not being photographed. wtf
so i got caroline to take my menu shot since they all had one. LOL~
william doesnt really like the camera and has "innovative" ways of avoiding his face from being photographed.
us? we love the camera!
i considered ordering from here, but since dinner was on caroline, why scrimp! WTF
no la, it was really coz im too greedy and the kids meals here are too small. whoever said that ang mohs had huge portions were either lying or referring to other countries besides england. coz so far, all the portions of the places that i've been to are same as malaysian portions or SMALLER. chis, i thought i could save money here by sharing meals, manatau a meal barely fills me up, what say sharing it between 2 ppl!
waiting-for-food time is also camwhoring time!
whoa, with the new size of my pics, my face sure does fill up this blog :S
im not sure if thats a good or bad thing...
iced water coz its free. wtf
yea, still me.
i was gonna delete this pic, but now i think the effect is actually kinda nice =p
more face-covering
if my memory serves me correctly (a line commonly used by the iron chef series. hey, did any of u watch it??? it was pretty cool! =p), alvin n caroline ordered the same thing.
what is it? i have no idea. cannot rmbr la. thank goodness im not a food blogger. LOL~
me n my food!
nice pic of alvin. but very poser-ish la.
(do u know how difficult it is to get a nice pic of him??? lol. wtf.)
my food!
i ordered seafood coz i feel like i lack seafood here. iodin and whatnot.
back home, we used to have a fish dish everynight. but here, i rarely eat fish. same goes to when i was living in kl. so i feel fish-deprived.
rmbr the "trademark" pose?
LOL! but now it looks very cacat to me. i think i shall have to find a new one =p
maybe this. haha~
another suasana shot.
the ambience here is quite nice. a romantic place for dinner.
but i found the food so-so only. it was nice, but nothing to shout about. i like jamie's italian (yes, im referring to jamie oliver's restaurant!) much more. the prices are about the same. but caroline likes this place better, so i guess its up to u guys. lol~
birthday cake
so we sang... wait, did we sing? i think none of us felt like it, except maybe caroline. and alvin was wayyy to embarrassed, so i think we might have skipped that part.
anyway, we quartered the cake and gobbled it up. then we sat around summore and finally left.
a pic with the birthday boy at the bus stop.
full-length
when i got home, i camwhored summore.
what? u have a problem with my camwhoring?
its so rare for me to wear contacts here, that i must fully maximize each usage before i have to dispose of it after a month of maybe wearing it 5 times.
wierd pose, but i like my boots :D
looks like slimming ad. but not so slim. wtf.
and PS: my friend's aunt who lives at St Mary Cray is renting out rooms. Its near King's College if Im not mistaken, but u London people would know better anyway. single and double bed rooms available. so if anyone is interested, contact Carole Stone @ 07866864807
Saturday, November 22, 2008
law building
over here at oxford brookes, not everything is located in one campus. thus the law building is located about 8mins walk away from the campus, depending on how fast u walk, u could reach between 5-10mins.
actually, it might not even be called the law building. i dunno wad its official name is, but we call it the law building coz the law department is here. the law department refers to the lecturer's rooms and law office, not to be mistaken with where we have our classes. we have our classes in the main campus. we only go to the law building if we wanna find our lecturers, or to hand in assignments, and occasionally to collect documents. i hope you are not confused =p
beautiful huh?
its very near to cheney student village where i live. less than 5mins walk.
it overlooks a beautiful open space.
well, the story goes that it was once owned by a very wealthy man. but he became bankrupt and committed suicide in his yatch. thus his house was sold off and is now used as an office. my more sensitive friends find this building eerie, but i dont really feel anything and still walk past it in the middle of the night to get home, instead of taking the long way round. *shrugs*
it is huge and normally students get lost wandering the unfamiliar halls.
thats the reception area
this is the 2nd floor (or the 1st floor if u count the entrance as the ground floor)
i think it looks rather museum-ish and not like a house. i mean if i had a house like this, i'd certainly not furnish it like this (although i admit it looks grand) because its not warm. and houses should exude warmth.
stairway
the lights were pretty, but u cant really see from this pic.
there's even a lift in here.
albeit a very small and cramped one. obviously not made for flocks of students.
but i found the whole building to be very cramped.
maybe it was not originally like this, and was renovated to accomodate rooms for each lecturer, thus cramping it up.
law department sign for lost students
see, so cramped!
and because the house is quite ancient, the floorboards are very noisy and creak when u walk on them. not exactly what one would expect from a rich mans house.
thats all the pics i took. i didnt really wander around coz i was only there to get my lecturer to sign my bodleian library form.
one of the perks of studying in oxford is access to this esteemed library.
taken from wikipedia:
i had to do an oath just to enter a library. whoa... dramatic betul.
but its cool la since this is where the hogwarts library was filmed. lol~
and not just anybody can enter the library, u must either have a signed library form from your university, or be a judge. wtf
haha... i dont know what the other ways are, but i know that one of the reasons that we have to be very serious in this library is because judges use this library too.
all this talk about the library and i havent even officially entered it yet. WTF
LOL!!!
but when i do, i can assure u that i will definitely take some pics of it!
cool information: "Since J.R.R. Tolkien had studied philology at Oxford and eventually became a professor, he was very familiar with the Red Book of Hergest which was kept at the Bodleian. He later created his own fictional Red Book of Westmarch telling the story of The Lord of the Rings. Many of Tolkien's manuscripts are now at the library."
actually, it might not even be called the law building. i dunno wad its official name is, but we call it the law building coz the law department is here. the law department refers to the lecturer's rooms and law office, not to be mistaken with where we have our classes. we have our classes in the main campus. we only go to the law building if we wanna find our lecturers, or to hand in assignments, and occasionally to collect documents. i hope you are not confused =p
beautiful huh?
its very near to cheney student village where i live. less than 5mins walk.
it overlooks a beautiful open space.
well, the story goes that it was once owned by a very wealthy man. but he became bankrupt and committed suicide in his yatch. thus his house was sold off and is now used as an office. my more sensitive friends find this building eerie, but i dont really feel anything and still walk past it in the middle of the night to get home, instead of taking the long way round. *shrugs*
it is huge and normally students get lost wandering the unfamiliar halls.
thats the reception area
this is the 2nd floor (or the 1st floor if u count the entrance as the ground floor)
i think it looks rather museum-ish and not like a house. i mean if i had a house like this, i'd certainly not furnish it like this (although i admit it looks grand) because its not warm. and houses should exude warmth.
stairway
the lights were pretty, but u cant really see from this pic.
there's even a lift in here.
albeit a very small and cramped one. obviously not made for flocks of students.
but i found the whole building to be very cramped.
maybe it was not originally like this, and was renovated to accomodate rooms for each lecturer, thus cramping it up.
law department sign for lost students
see, so cramped!
and because the house is quite ancient, the floorboards are very noisy and creak when u walk on them. not exactly what one would expect from a rich mans house.
thats all the pics i took. i didnt really wander around coz i was only there to get my lecturer to sign my bodleian library form.
one of the perks of studying in oxford is access to this esteemed library.
taken from wikipedia:
"Before being granted access to the library, new readers are required to agree to a formal declaration. This declaration was traditionally oral, but is now usually made by signing a letter to the same effect — ceremonies in which readers recite the declaration are still performed for those who wish to take them, these occur primarily at the start of the University's Michaelmas term. The English text of the declaration is as follows:
- I hereby undertake not to remove from the Library, nor to mark, deface, or injure in any way, any volume, document or other object belonging to it or in its custody; not to bring into the Library, or kindle therein, any fire or flame, and not to smoke in the Library; and I promise to obey all rules of the Library."
i had to do an oath just to enter a library. whoa... dramatic betul.
but its cool la since this is where the hogwarts library was filmed. lol~
and not just anybody can enter the library, u must either have a signed library form from your university, or be a judge. wtf
haha... i dont know what the other ways are, but i know that one of the reasons that we have to be very serious in this library is because judges use this library too.
all this talk about the library and i havent even officially entered it yet. WTF
LOL!!!
but when i do, i can assure u that i will definitely take some pics of it!
cool information: "Since J.R.R. Tolkien had studied philology at Oxford and eventually became a professor, he was very familiar with the Red Book of Hergest which was kept at the Bodleian. He later created his own fictional Red Book of Westmarch telling the story of The Lord of the Rings. Many of Tolkien's manuscripts are now at the library."
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