There's a beauty to the dawn, a rhythm to the rain A silence in the soul that I just can't explain There's a breath of life I breathe, a beating in my heart A magnificence, a scary sense of what lies past the stars Beyond what we can see behind the mystery I know that it could only be
There is a God; this is the proof That all around the evidence is speaking the truth From the center of my soul to the edge of the universe Creation is crying out believe it or not There is a God
There's a debt that has been paid, a grace that I've been shown A hope that I've been given that I have never known There's a love that conquers darkness a peace alive in me There's a life that's not just here and now but for eternity Beyond what we can see behind the mystery I know that it could only be that
I believe it; I believe it There is a God I can feel it; I can feel it There is a God And the more I find the less I need to see I've never been so sure, so sure of anything
I am really learning to love my Corporate Reporting lecturer, Ms Parminder. Although I dislike Corporate Reporting but this lecturer really knows how to make the subject interesting. Maybe its her personality thats why I enjoy her class.
Another lecturer which I met last week and will be taking our Strategic Management Accounting Seminar is Ms.Alexandra which I thought was a guy because on the course handbook it was written Mr.Alexander. Humorous and totally adventurous she manage to make me excited the moment she entered the class. You can feel the energy spilling out of her.
Mr.John one of the professors acted throughout the class (like really randomly) and that kept everyone awake and we remember the facts much better.
Quite weird that some lecturers here are so nice that they try not to be direct in their comments and supportive but yet some can be so cutting and killing. What a mixture.....
The tour to Cambridge last Saturday was a really memorable one. Pleasant and painful. Its a really beautiful place and the museums and colleges are just gorgeous. Sad to say my childhood dream of studying in one of this prestigious Universities never came to pass. Its but all a dream. Walking through the streets brought back choices I make and wonder if I have done certain things differently would I have the chance of ever being in such a University. Worse thing was they were having their convocation that day and you can see that the parents though waiting in long lines outside of the Senate's House for lengthy hours were all beaming with pride.
Although I really want to visit Oxford, I know it will bring back pass dreams that never was accomplished.
Now don't get me wrong TARC is great and I love the times in TARC a lot but I have always wanted to graduate from the top Universities. Well let's hope that my dreams of getting good results here in Sheffield Hallam is not dashed. I know I should only be concern about doing my best but I have paid a lot to get here and I am not going to settle for average. Though from past seniors its going to be an uphill challenge.
I really hope my choice of putting studies first before my touring activities will not backfire on me and I really hope that I will get my money's worth here in the UK.
My GOALS in the UK
1. Obtain D results
2. Broaden my network of friends
3. Experience the culture and life in UK
4. Sightsee UK and Europe
5. Expand my knowledge on the subject of my studies
May the choices be of choices I never regret in the future.
Have you ever felt that things were sometimes out of your league and that at times there is so much you want to achieve but there are just too many hindrances and that you are just not up to it? You wish you would stand on top. Be good in things you really dreamed off but you are not.
Thats exactly how I feel now. Its so frustrating that sometimes when you feel on top of the world when you are also brought low. I am sure I am not the only one. Its when I feel like that I really wish my family is close by. Somehow they make you feel much better or at least mine do without even doing anything. But the best part of all is how He gives a reassuring word and that He says He understands and know what we are going through and that the message of the passage in the Bible just jumps at you and you know He is there and that you mean a world to Him.
I am really thankful and grateful for technology where my family is just a call, an sms, an e-mail or an msn away. Thankful that the LORD is even closer.
Been really busy planning for trips and backpacking. Being in the far far away land I want to get the most out of it before heading home as its 16 hours away to come here. Just a few days while walking along the streets of Sheffield, it dawn upon me that I have been chasing after the beauty but not the creator who made all the beauty and that the real beauty is HIM. How all this beauty that He has created mirrors how awesome HE is.
Well, on an update note. I will be going to Cambridge tomorrow. Planning to go to Scotland. I am enjoying some of the lecturers here and that we have more than 6 lecturers for a 3 module course. Fitness class has been great. Only Asian but well its nice to mingle around with others. Going for the Summer Beach Party later. Lets hope it will be good since its worth 2pounds!
Last Friday CG in Sheffield Chinese Church. Great dinner by an Indonesian Aunty. Looks like we are in some camp.
This is my birthday month and I am glad that we have a lot of June babies as well. Not to forget Lake and Mel's, Charlene and Marcus's twins. We had our first Birthday celebration here in the UK. This Thursday another one.... I drank Vodka. Only 4.5% alcohol.
The Vodka
Bought the things for the Birthday celebration and also one week's worth of food. The load I carried and walk for 5km plus. Killing!!! There's mayonnaise big bottle and also BBQ sauce inside. Would never do anything like this in Malaysia. The Blue bag gave way half way through the journey.
Yups there is milo in UK. Amazing. Couldn't help but stop and take a picture of it. Too expensive though
Like in the chinese shows drink from the bowl
The group. The birthday boy is the white shirt guy at the end
The residents of Flat 47 and the 2 dinner mates from Flat 30
First and foremost I would like to say how grateful I am that God places Fathers in our lives. Indeed it would certainly be different and incomplete without a Father figure.
My Father in Heaven thank You so much for being the GREATEST DAD IN THE UNIVERSE! You are the One and Only. The One who looks past failures, looks past my imperfectness, showering care and love that, I do not deserve. Thank You so much Abba Father. Words cannot describe how thankful and grateful I am. Love you!
Thank You for putting a father one earth and certainly he is the GREATEST DAD ON THIS EARTH! The best fit for me and none can replace. Thank you for putting up with my nonsense and bringing me up thus far. Thank You for bringing me into this world. =) Love ya lots Dad!
You taught me how to think out of the box and even when life seems to come to a dead end to come up with solutions. Thank you for being my provider and for just being my DAD =) Thanks so much D for being who you are. I really mean it. You are the BEST DAD for me! Not to forget thanks for marrying mummy. Without the both of you I would have never exist.
My loving Dad Yupes he likes to take photos too. Miss him much.
Finally i got my Gym membership. Yups I know you are probably saying WHAT!!!! All the way to UK and I am signing up for gym? Of course my dears.... how else am I going to sweat and keep fit? You think all the walking is good enough? Nopes! It doesn't increased the heart level and anyway its a great place to meet new people as well. =) 36pounds for a 3 months membership too bad its summer holidays so there is less group fitness classes. :( Well have to make do with what is available. So I went and did Cardio Work Out today! =) and....... I sweat!
Thank God they use the same brand with that of TLS so it makes using the equipments much easier.
Gym Membership Card My Student ID card
I really wish I have friends who has the same interest and passion right here in UK. I wonder whether is it because I am strange and weird that I can't seem to find interest in what they do. No offence! (But what do they do? I'm not too sure)
I would really loved to go conquering the mountains right here in UK. Explore new places instead of just shopping and walking around looking for food. Argh.... frustrating.
Need an adventerous outgoing bunch of friends. Miss my sister and mum..... Know that if they are here we would be off our feet almost everyday sightseeing at the expense of our legs. You can't come all the way here and just stay in because the weather is too cold or is too far to walk right?
I really ask of the Lord is friends that has the same passion.
Sorry emo-ing....missing my family much especially when I think of the activities that we would do as a family if we are here together.
Nevertheless I am still enjoying UK. The weather especially. Enjoy the morning walks to Uni =)
Well anyhow, I went for CG last night and it was good. Got to know people from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and also China. Friendly group and the food was good. We had sambal too :) It was a pleasant change to worship with just a guitar. Really reminds me of just coming to Him simple as we are.
One thing I really feel is that wherever I go the minute I come together with a group of believers and we sing to Him I just feel at home. Its really nice that from the service last sunday which is 80% Africans and now a total Asian Church we worship just the same. A nice familiarity in a place where culture is different. The feeling when we are in worship is as though we are all in the same place as of that in our home church. Feeling of belongingness.
Anyway my flatmates nearly caused a fire alarm today when they microwave rice. Nicely "brown" Got choke with the smoke and see how we tried getting rid of it. By opening up the windows and doors and trying our best to vacuum the smoke.
The really black rice
The couple trying to get rid of the smoke with a vacuum. Really a sight.
My lunch today =) Nopes its not burn
Yupes they were trying to get rid of the smoke. You can see the whole living hall covered with smoke. Our rooms too.
My breakfast. Something that mum has taught me when I was young. Pizza bread. Simple fast and easy and tasty too.
Anyway the smoke left after a while. No alarm. :)
By the way yesterday I found out I have a Hong Kong national as my lecturer. Can't believe it I came here expecting all 'ang mo' but its populated by Asian Lecturers.
I miss Mr.Chin, and the bunch of TARC lecturers. No they did NOT spoon feed us although I really wish they did. Mr.Chin tortured us alright but I am glad he did. Helped us much in our preparations for CIMA Exams...
I wish I could have something more concrete to work for. Hmmm.......
Need to start preparing ground work for Europe Trip as well. If only things could be done with just one snap of a finger.... Ok guess I should head back to reality.
Its time to get started with the real reason why I am in Sheffield..... Studying!!!!
Today is the first official day of class. Had 9am class on professional accounting skills which was rather short as it was just an introduction. Interestingly the professor just left us to find our own group members which he has already pre-allocated to us. My my... you should have seen the class the minute he left.
Lots of assignments already on the list. I think that I have paid quite a bit for my education here and it would only be fair if I put in the effort to make this a worth while. Will have to leave traveling to the end of the semester. Which I know lots of people will think its a shame but priorities have to be set right before I go back empty handed.
One thing I learned from today's skills workshop although the method of delivery is rather fascinating is the quote the professor use its not knowing the path but walking the path. Oh! how wise the words from the matrix show.
The real surprise was my corporate reporting lecturer who comes from Sri Lanka. Talk about globalisation....Joelle nopes too bad he doesn't look like Venkaad.
Well since yesterday I had no class had a short trip to The Moor which I have already been too but this time we saw Sheffield by riding the Freebee - Free City Center Bus. A nice change as we manage to get an overall picture of Sheffield and see how the roads were connected.
The few entertainment up ahead is the trip to Whitby and also the School parties. (Finance welcome party and Sheffield Summer Beach Party)
Ok enough said. Its time to get serious. Its going to be a daunting semester.
"Work hard now, play later" - Hopefully I will live to this motto and not play all round.
Mabel and Hui Bin occupants of Flat 30 =)
ABC Soup (Sweet and nice)
Family dinner. Kar Choon taking for his girl friend
Lettuce and stewed potato with pork
Yesterday's lunch - Fried Eggs to accompany the main dish
Left over rice from last night dinner becomes a whole new dish (Yeah I know we have been eating lots of rice.. well its affordable and we are ASIANS)
Love the flowers. Malaysia can never grow flowers so huge and big except maybe Camerons and Frasers
The Moor is something like Petaling Street but a much higher class and clean version
Street performers with punk style performaing all around but they don't have beggers. Malaysia we have the beggers and they do the street performance.
Fresh Fruits. Big strawberries. Bought myself a box of peach for 1 pound =) Not really a fan of strawberries
Guess what?? Its Durian.... and its in UK! (Not cheap though and no strong smell)
I like this picture. Was taking the picture of the birds and the little girl was standing at the right spot.
I did it! I manage to use the self checked out machine. I want to go again and play with it once more. Can be found in Sainsbury. (Smart of them save labour cost!)
Yupes me at Sainsbury only wore the sweater in Sainsbury where it freezes
Happy customers
This is the Student Association. Something like the Student Welfare Committee in TARC. Big right ?
Today's lunch pasta and curly fries. Curly fries tastes just as good as A&W's
Yesterday night I took this picture at 9something in the night. Look how bright.
My junkfood collection
See Mei with her pasta
Maple with her bread. Baju same colour with the chair
Had a long break before the next class today so when to visit the museum and the winter garden
Sheffield is known for their metal work. (Something I found out recently)
Kriptonites... :p
Reminded me of Kah Hong =)
This picture is painted with detail. Couldnt take a picture any closer but the lines are really fine.
My goofy friends goofing around
More museum like materials
Design by a Japanese. Very unique display. Shows the clouds and the ocean.
Winter Garden
Me in the middle of Sheffield City Centre
Tried to take a picture of the DBKL's of Sheffield. In Malaysia you would see the Chinese mostly in the mechanic shops, the malays as police officers and the indians as DBKL but here is all whites. Down to the road maintenance worker. Malaysia would have some foreigner maintaining the road and as guards but not here
Everyone who comes to UK always takes a picture of this red phone booth seems to be like an icon so I did the same.
Public Declaration that says Jesus said I am the Way the truth and the life. Its an old veteran that is walking round the street with the banner.
After a long day. We decided to go simple Pasta that is cheezy with British Sausages.
Last night we had bread pizza. Was watching tv series while eating so didnt take any pictures. Sorryz....
