Sui Generis

Hi all! Today's post will be focusing on what to expect when coming to the UK to study, and what to bring and what not to bring. First of all, this country is not really all that hyped up to be. Please get that into your head. Britain is a fine country no doubt, but it rains 80% of the time, or looks like it'll rain and don't let the sunny day fool you. Rain will always be lurking around the next cloud that passes by. Right! Now that that's out of the way, let's get down to business *cue Captain Shang singing to his recruits in all his topless glory* Packing Depending on where you will be staying (halls or house) you will need to plan accordingly how much you'll bring with you across the ocean.  Living in halls or student accommodation usually means  moving in and out at least 3 times per academic year; Christmas break, Easter break, Summer break. So do plan ahead. Living in a house or flat with others means that you'll get to keep your stuf...

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Here's just my two cents after some pondering. It's no secret that the world only, truly and actively look at beings who are successful, popular, beautiful and whatever I may have missed out but belongs on this list. I've observed that people enjoy reading about the lives of others. Call us kepoh (being a busybody) but that's just being human I suppose. Now, how I came to even have this thread of thought in my mind was when I thought of how to boost viewers on my blog. True, I don't post enough or have many interesting topics. So does that make my life mediocre, too plain to be noticed? I don't know. I'm not upset or wallowing in self-pity if anything, I'm simply curious. I follow popular blogs like cheeserland , lashes and strokes , and more personal ones by friends. I often wonder how people like Cheesie or Xiaxue (S'porean blogger) achieve such high reader counts. Time definitely had something to do with it, but asides from that, what else? Che...

An elephant and a world in a speck. Brilliant plot line! This film brings back memories. I vaguely remember writing about this film in my old blog back in 2008 when the film came out. We watched this in school after our PMR exams were over. *In Malaysia, PMR (National Year/Grade 9 exam) is what determines a student to progress to Year/Grade 10 and 11.  So you can imagine that it was a pretty big deal.  Re-watching it now, I am surprised how incredibly deep this film was. Given that it's a story by Dr. Seuss (bless him) I expected nothing less.  First of all, looking at the IMDB page for this film, it boasts a variety of talented voice casts; Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol, Burnett, Seth Rogen, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill and Jesse McCartney, among many others. I only remembered Jesse McCartney as Jojo haha (even though he only ever utters a word and sing a line towards the end of the film). Like all Dr. Seuss stories, this one carries a great deal of m...

Yes, as the title states, Hyperama  is  an amazing place to shop, because everything is wholesale! And wholesale usually means cheaper prices for buying in bulk! I've been asking myself why haven't I been there earlier! (It is my first time there so imagine the jakun-ness)  *Jakun in colloquial Malaysian terms means to be in awe of experiences and stuff (to my knowledge at least). I was the trolley passenger.   * kirakira * That was my exact expression when I saw this. I didn't buy much though, only several packs of instant noodles and some vacuum-packed braised pork (?) and we collected some cardboard boxes for moving-house later next month. One other thing that defines student life other than cooking, instant noodles and binge watching is moving-house. During my second year, I stayed in halls and being unfamiliar with the way the hall system works here in UK universities, I was very frustrated with having to move my stuff in and out of...

There are three things I realised during these couple of days. One: Cooking Mama is available on Android! Imagine to my utter delight that this DS game would be playable on my phone! I've wanted a DS at one point just to play Cooking Mama because, hello, you can cook stuff without looking like a total idiot in the kitchen and burning it down?! I kid. I'm not entirely hopeless in the kitchen, more of the opposite actually *coughselfpraisecough*. Anyway, I would suppose the game's language settings are set to the one your phone's UI is in, but it also allows you to choose which languages you want the game to be in. Of course, Japanese is one of them (duh). The game is free, but (so far) recipes are bought by cash, and they ain't cheap. They come in a bundle of  about six or more recipes that you can cook and combine  with. Yes, combine. Now you can be the Michelin Star chef you've always wanted to be (or not). Since this game is relatively new, I don...

First on the agenda: お誕生日おめでとう剣心くん！ 剣心 would be 166 years old if he were (real) still alive! (heh) Well technically his birthday was yesterday (6月20日) but I couldn't make it :( But it's never too late! 剣心 will forever have a special place in my heart as being the first fictional man to fall in love with/admire/fangirl over - all thanks to AXN for introducing and feeding me with wonderful anime such as Samurai X/るろうに剣心 and Saiyuki/幻想魔伝最遊記 when I was 9 years old. Ah, good times. Saiyuki - basically Journey to the West with a whole lot of uh.. violence. Anyway, second agenda, I had dimsum yesterday at Man's with the people from a bible study group that I attend weekly called Compass. It was realllyyyy good. Though, maybe it's because I was beginning to crave for home-food. Unfortunately, I must have been too hungry to snap any photos of the food we ate hence I can't really explain much about the food (as I can't really recall, now), but I can defin...

Today, marks the day I (un)officially complete my undergraduate studies. It has been a fulfilling 2 years (I transferred) of various eye-opening experiences, opportunities and relationships forged that have opened my mind and allowed me to take a glimpse of the world and its many complexities. Okay I'm just sounding philosophical on purpose. Otherwise, I'm done! I would say I wish I did better, maybe scored more marks to have a solid instead of a borderline total average, but hey, if God gifts me with a miraculous 2:1 (second-upper), then I'm not complaining. Like I said, it's been a great 2 years here in Nottingham - I got to travel to Paris and perform at a few notable landmarks (a gruelling 12 hour trip - note to self, fly or take a train), I got to experience real snow for the first time ever, in my entire existance (for those who don't already know, I come from a country where Summer is perpetually 365 days a year, where it's either sweltering hot, or po...

Lengthy post below. No, I did not attend E3. In fact, I didn't know what it really was (shame!) until this afternoon. So I've been playing my Steam copy of Fallout 3; a Christmas present from 2014 (you know who you are!). I had previously stopped when I first started during Christmas season because I found the game somewhat scary. I mean, come on - post apocalyptic America with radiation all around and freaky mutated life forms roaming around waiting to eat you? Sounds like a wonderful place to be. Also, I was very used to Skyrim's combat system and so when I was introduced to V.A.Ts (Fallout's combat system) I couldn't get used to it. I was more accustomed to first-person, CoD-style point and shoot combat. Not to say this doesn't work, it does. But it's pretty shitty, to be absolutely frank with you. The aim is terrible and every time I miss when it was clearly aimed at the head (I always aim for the head. Exploding heads are satisfying) I go "COM...

I've seen many people; observed them and their uniqueness that make them distinctively them, and I often ask myself: what are you doing with your life? Finding out little things about people (be it in a stalkerish way or asking directly like how a normal person would) is one of the most fun and exciting parts of knowing someone. And when you find out certain interests that you and that person in question share in common, you feel a sense of joy errupt in your soul, maybe a little bit of relief, as though finally, someone is interested in the same strange blend of things as you are - finally someone can understand you. I digress. Initially I wanted to go on about how uneventfully normal my life is. How ordinary are my various (half-baked, mediocre) skills I have attained over the years of my living here on Earth. All this I've forced myself to think about after finding out the aforementioned little things. Such talented people with bright minds and dare I say it, raw talent. ...

I literally stopped before going to the next episode to write this out with tear stains still drying on my cheeks. This episode was amazing, to say the very least. It talks a lot about the human nature of jealousy and the urge to fend for one's self when put in a dire situation. It also talks about gratitude and the sincerity of the heart, and the many ways one could interpret and perceive that. Tokuzo's sincerity lay in providing for his wife and unborn child, and that is what's driving him to do better and better every day. I envy his determination and discipline. This episode was quite emotional for me (as you can observe on your own), not entirely, but from the middle towards the end. Here we see friendships being tested all in the name of jealousy, and forgiveness all in the name of friendship. Not sure if that makes sense, but it sounds pretty deep. Haha! Anyway, In this episode we see the development of Tokuzo's vegetable slicing ability - and I've got t...

Welcome to Time Out, where you can eat 3 tapas (Spanish for appetisers) for £13, and have some amazing brewed tea and coffee! No, I was not paid to say that but I do know the person who owns the place . Timeout Cafe is situated in Nottingham, United Kingdom (sorry folks who aren't in the area). When I first stepped foot into the cafe I was amazed by it's totally hipster and minimalist design and layout. It's a great place to chill and relax with a friend, a nice place to study in a group, or if you don't mind some music playing in the background as you grind your books, and of course, a totally great place for some hipster photos to add to your Instagram collection. They've even got a garden swing! Excuse the sleeping person. Apparently they had a hectic day when this was taken. Have a look at their website for more information. But for the lazy bums out there, here's their menu: Apologies for the smallness of the words, my blog...