Boring...

So, what did you do during Christmas? Sleep, eat and watch TV.

I hate staying in. And that sounds all my frustration. What else can I do? ALL the shops are closed and the streets look as if they are deserted. If anyone thinks Christmas is supposed to joyous, think again. Maybe it is to you... but not to me... not to foreigners living here. Even McDonald's is shut. You know what? I get angry very easily when there's not enough food...

Ok. Now that's enough words from me today. Back to bed. Oh yea, and the TV keeps showing all those Christmas programs. Crap lah.

Manchester

Manchester, the city made famous by cotton in the Victorian times. Mills and factories emerged rapidly, turning the city into an industrial stronghold. Their owners became rich and wealthy in a very short time. People flock into the city from the countryside, hoping for a better life. Together with the cities in northern England, their advances during the Industrial Revolution made England the richest nation in the world. Such was the fame of Manchester that cities like Osaka in Japan are dubbed the “Manchester of the East” due to its textile industry that rivaled the scale of Manchester.

The millionaires in Manchester started to build grand structure as their residence and as shopping complexes. The face of Manchester is transformed completely. However, the city council of Manchester faced a problem. Unlike London, they do not have a landmark that symbolizes the city. Hence, they came to a decision – to build a town hall that even amidst all the grand structure can be regarded as unique and even greater. The result is a castle-like structure whose floor and windows are decorated with patterns of cotton. This shows how important cotton means to the people of Manchester.

The cotton industry faced a decline after the wars, and now, what makes Manchester famous all over the world is no longer its industry, but the two very famous stadiums – Old Trafford and the City of Manchester Stadium. The former is the world champions and the latter is the richest football club in the world.

On public transport, Manchester does not have the convenience of the underground in London. Instead, it has metrolink, a network of trams that links the city and its suburbs. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I won’t consider using it. The speed is incredibly slow.

There is also a Chinatown in Manchester. It’s not quite big. It’s very very small if you compared it to that in London. The arc in front of the Chinatown reads, “曼彻斯特中国城” or “Manchester’s China Town”.

Edinburgh Christmas Shopping...

Or so it's called for the outing on the last Sunday of the term.

Edinburgh,
The colourful and vibrant Scottish capital.

Actually I took all the pictures along the same street - Princes Street. It's where all the shops are located. Didn't manage to get to Edinburgh Castle...

Just look at the weather - dull and gloomy. Typical British weather. No wonder they get skin cancer so easily when exposed to strong sunlight.

SNOW...

It SNOWed at Strathallan recently!!! well... not that recently actually... about a few weeks ago... on a Sunday. Oleh kerana tidak ber-blog for a long time, this post only come up today =p

I woke up to this view in the morning... "WOW" I thought... I haven't seen snow since the end of my Japan trip 2 years ago... It was white, quiet and so peaceful. The only sound that I find annoying in such tranquility is the kadak kadak kadak sound of the salt-sprinkling "bulldozer"...
PS: Salt increases the melting point of ice so ice does not form in the middle of the road which would result in skidding and this is a hazard for drivers, even experienced ones.



The lawn behind my house. We managed a snow-fight but I still miss the one we had in Asahikawa. There just isn't enough snow here to have the real stuff. Snow in Asahikawa is always knee-deep and fights can be tough.

Just look at the amount of snow I managed in one grab. It's a pity! Such snowballs would not have the devastating power of thrashing into the face of others.
PS: One of the reasons why I couldn't make a good snowball is becos' - no gloves and my hands are freezing. But as I got my gloves on, beware!! I became the fearsome predator that throws massive snowballs.

The day just isn't complete with a chill out. The chill just came up from the bottom to my head. Good way to wake you up in the morning.
PS: Avoid it if you can, you will get up with a wet trousers and a freezing buttocks.


OK... now back to my study table. Will update whenever possible....

你好 阿扁

虽然有一些我不想干涉的政治内容，但大致上还挺搞笑的... 哈哈。

Tagged...

I tried so hard to avoid being tagged... but I'm nowhere from being secured.


Tagged by Shing Ping:


Instructions: Remove any number of questions from below, and add in your personal questions, then tag any number of people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.


1. What do you do most for the time being?
Go to school, eating, sleeping, studying... blah blah blah
2. What is your favourite animal(s)?
Dinosaurs!!! I love fearsome creatures. I don't mean having that kind of girlfriend.
3. What is your one regret in life?
Not able to hold on to the one I love...
4. Who inspires you?
No one. I believe no one can inspire me except myself.
5. Tell me something I don't know about your family background.
We are one big happy family...
6. Do you believe you can survive without money?
That would depend if you live in the middle ages or the modern times. Now, it's almost impossible to survive without money.
7. What are you afraid to lose the most?
My freedom. I feel like a prisoner here in the school...
8. What can cheer you up from sadness?
Time.
9. Have you ever fall madly in love?
Fell in love? YES. Fell madly in love? NO.
10. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
Cheerful, determined and funny.
11. What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
Clever. Cute. Able to understand how I feel.
12. What is the crappiest book you ever read?
Some career guides. They keep on telling me stuffs that I have already known...
13. What is your ambition?
PHYSICIST!!!
14. Describe your life in one word.
Trapped. (between birth and death...)
15. If you had a choice to be rich or happy, which one would you pick?
I would be kidding if I tell you that I don't want to be rich... You need money to be happy. How can one be happy without money?
16. If you are told you can enter any university in this world, Oxbridge excluded, what university will you enter?
University of Harvard. US is a much better place for research-based education like physics.
17. Who is the persons (peoples) that you can share all your problems with?
My girlfriend, if I have one...
18. How do you see yourself in 10 years time?
10 years older than now...
19. You accidentally deleted this question. What do you do?
In this case, there would be more 'intention' than 'accident'.
20. What is your dream job?
PHYSICIST!!!
21. What (or who) do you miss the most?
KOLOMEE!!! MEE GORENG!!!

Tagging to:
Since most of my contacts appeared to have been tagged, I will just tag 2 person;
Peng
Nadia... hehe...

爱的哲学... haha... 好久没下笔咯...

问世间情为何物
爱，使人完美
爱，令人幻想
爱，令人哭泣
爱，它既纯真又无瑕
但人生却能有几回得

爱，始于一个微笑
成长于一个亲吻
结束于一滴眼泪

我的眼泪
始终只为你而流
但是，
你却是唯一可以停止我流泪的人

爱情，
它就像一场游戏
有许多玩家
胜利了，
便能获得真爱
失败了，
就得含着眼泪从新发现爱
有些人
没有失败过
有些人
没有成功过
而我，
正为一次的失败难过

最难过的事
莫过于看见自己心爱的人
去爱上别人

你让我明白，
爱一个人不能犹豫
否则，
你永远都无法知道
有谁正在为你的微笑而痴迷

当你真正地爱上一个人
就要学会放手
回来了，
他便是你的
不回来，
又何必在乎当初呢？

亲吻，
永远就只是一个亲吻
拥抱，
永远就只是一个拥抱
而梦，
永远就只是一场梦
除非
你找到了真正的爱情
不被证实的爱情
就只不过是虚伪的爱恋

想真正地了解爱情
就得问失去过的人
人们啊，
总是要等到失去才明白珍惜可贵
而我，
糊涂地遗失了一段爱情
只好无奈地等待它的归来。