University of Exeter

Time passes so fast, in one month time my journey in Malaysia is coming to an end. I will be leaving to the UK to further my studies this January. A whole new journey in a foreign land. I'm feeling excited yet sad because I've to leave all my beloved friends. Well this whole long journey in Malaysia had been a great and blessed one. Really thanking God everyday for all the blessings he has poured in my life and all the great friends i've get to know through this journey. It is my honor getting to all of you, my friends! All the joy and laughter we spend will always be remembered deep in my heart. School years are the best years in my life, so to all students out there please cherish every moment in school. Well i will be studying in University of Exeter starting January 5th. Well most of you never heard of this university before, thus i would like to give a brief introduction.

University of Exeter is located south-west of UK. The university is ranked the top 15 university in the uk. Ranked 13 in the uk according to the Times league table. It was the 2007/08 Times Higher Education University of the Year. University of Exeter has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times University of the Year Award more times than any other university and has won three Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for its research. It is ranked fourth in the UK for student satisfaction in the latest National Student Survey amongst full service universities. Ten Good reasons to choose Exeter Consistently in the Top 20 in all major UK league tables. Ranked 13th out of 113 UK Universities in the Times Good University Guide 2009 (*published June 2008) and named University of the Year 07-08 (Times Higher Education Supplement). In the top 10 for student satisfaction for the last four years. Nineteen of our subjects are in the top 10 nationally with Management, Finance, Accounting, Drama, Human Geography and Sports Science rated no. 1 in the UK and English, Economics, Business, Archaeology, Geology, Classics, Theology, Physics and Medical Technology in the top 5.* ( *National Student Survey 2008, based on the average of positive responses across all survey categories for full service universities (i.e. excluding specialist colleges). Nineteen subjects rated internationally recognised for research (2001 Research Assessment Exercise). A campus University providing a safe and convenient study environment http://www.exeter.ac.uk/virtualtours/ An on-campus part time employment service "The Works" gives information on term time work, skills and training opportunities provided by the Careers and Employment Service. Guaranteed accommodation for unaccompanied international students for at least the first year of their studies (providing they apply by the deadline). A survey in Spring 2006 of over 18,400 international students at 27 UK universities rated Exeter the ‘best place to be’. The city of Exeter which is located 2.5 hours from London offers the best of both worlds: an economically prosperous regional capital with good transport links and the quality of life one would expect of an historic cathedral city. With just over 14,000 students including 3,500 postgraduates the University is large enough to offer all the facilities one would expect but small enough to retain a personal and friendly atmosphere. There are more than 100 societies, a student-run newspaper, tv and radio station and 50 sports clubs (hyperlink to: http://www.guild.exeter.ac.uk/ ) ensuring you will always have something to do. The University is ranked in the top 10 nationally for learning resources. Academic facilities include libraries, 24-hour access computer rooms and free IT and study support services. In-sessional English Language tuition is available free of charge to all international students. Reasonable tuition fees and a variety of scholarships (hyper link to: http://www.admin.ex.ac.uk/academic/scholarships/ ) "Exeter is very easy to fall in love with. It has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, in one of the most beautiful counties in Britain." Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities, 2008

Great day

Had a great day two days in a row. Well a brief update about yesterday. Went gym at gurney in the afternoon. After gym was walking around looking for food then bum into Tania and Lee Yip. It's been like so long since the last time i met them and seems like forever since the last time we actually hang out. So we went dinner at Nandos. Thigh and Thai sounds very much alike k Tania! Damn stupid. Hahaha Walked around gurney, chill at Starbucks and that's about the whole day.

Today was a great day too because it's photoshoot day. Haha. Went to Kee Sitt house at 4pm, he was not at home. Waited for him to come back. Went into his house and look through some magazine. We couldn't decide what to shoot today! So we sat there and think. After almost half an hour we decide to shoot somewhere near by. Actually the main reason that we couldn't decide where to shoot is because we don't have a subject to shoot. Haha. So we went somewhere behind his house. Kee Sitt thought us to use a flash! It was my first time shooting with a flash. Very interesting and fun though it's kinda confusing to get the right settings to get a great result. Well since there's nobody else to shoot, Siu Keung is the last resort. Hahah Took a lot of shots, well most didn't turn up really well cause of the settings. It was altogether a great day. Anyway here is some of the shots for today. Enjoy! Big thanks to Kee Sitt from Wedding Story for joining us once again!

Thoughts

Did you know that our eyes are the best quality most high definition camera or video cam that has ever been invented!? Even in low light, there is no noise or whatsoever. And all the image is stored in the largest hard disk in the world, our brain. What a marvelous invention by the genius, God. Too bad we just can't print it out. Haha

Updates updates!

Haih, another week is almost over again. Well a little bit update on what i've been doing. The whole week is kinda boring. The fact that i'm stuck at home most of the time is killing me slowly. Haha. Well I will skip Monday as i've post it in my last post. So it was Tuesday, went CG outing at the new Aeon Mall in Seberang Jaya with Praggy, WeiSern, Kathleen, Qing Ling, Amanda and Dominic. Stuck in jam for the 1st hour of the journey. Reached the mall. The mall is as huge as Queensbay Mall, well may be even bigger. Had a great time walking and eating there. However, Queensbay is still the best! :D

Went to Gurney on Wednesday, to the gym to be exact. Saw Hui Ling, Alissa, Sherwynd and his Emily in gurney. Thursday was a pathetic day for me, stucked at home doing nothing. Oh ya, our dear Mr.Praggy is in China now! He will be there to minister to the young people and i believe God is going to use him to do mighty things! I bet he'll be the only indian when he reach the airport! HAHA That'll be so akward :P Anyway Enjoy your trip Praggy and bring back China Mei Mei!! Alright so it's Friday again, suddenly thought of opening my photo albums, saw some nice photos i didn't post up. Well basically it's photos taken during my china trip. So here are the photos. Hope you will like it! :D

Relaxing Monday

It's Monday again, i just realise how fast time passes by. It's almost December already that means the year is coming to an end. Haih. Well today was a relaxing day for me. Woke up early, then sleep again. Haha Went lunch with Praggy, Moy, Kathleen and Debbie at Pulau Tikus. Then drop the girls back to their college then off we go to the money changer in town. Praggy went to change some money into China Yen for his China trip this Thursday. After that we went for Chendol! The famous Penang Road chendol. So many people was there for chendol, so crowded. After that, Praggy went to buy some keychains as souvenir for the china people. Then headed home.