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Dear Blog,

Life is no easy being away from family but having good and supportive friends around me, that eases a bit on going through the harsh hard life. I am not missing malaysia that much i reckon since i can find many things in Malaysia in this very heart of London, but nothing could replace my family anyhow. It is a lie if I say that I didnt miss my mum and it is another lie if i say i didnt enjoy being here (at this moment before the real work starts next week). it is a mixture of every feeling.

Dear Blog,

Life here is too different to compare to KL and forget about the weather (of course that is the most apparent difference we have). the english competency that i possessed is way below par and that stresses me somehow. i still could remember on touching down heathrow and listening to the local ppl speaking and sounded so alien to me. yes they are english and they were speaking english but with the accent that little i could catch. i was as good as deaf listening to them! english classes i should enroll first thing first and it isnt about grammar anymore.

i arrived at heathrow on the 3rd with the hope of no jet lag but that was impossible since i didnt sleep during teh whole journey. i have met few malaysian undergrads students as usual " kami tak kenal any other malaysians dah when we are on board". am i too sensitive or they have became less sensitive? 12 hours and 45 minutes of flight and tiring is the right diction to describe. Encik Afandi of Uxbridge came half an hour later and met me at the airport before heading to his place (a transit for a homeless like me! ha ha ha). Encik Afandi is a UTHM lecturer doing his PhD in Brunel Uni. ouh everything is fine in london except the accomodation, it kills! ha ha ha. for a studio flat (kalau di malaysia a house of no room, one kitchen and a small living room) it costs nearly 600 gbp (sila darab dengan 6.43-rate terbaru). but we cant be choosy here. we just grabbed any room that reasonably okay and there we live and to survive for the rest of 3 years more or less. in KL, we can have a mansion applying the same renting rate. this teaches me "hujan emas di negeri orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, i choose of no hujan at all". i mean i love malaysia more!

Blog,

I'd like to share some of the pics captured and i'd like to extend my gratitude to Encik Afandi for asking me out and showing me how to live in London.

Encik Afandi is a great cook. guess what?? we had nasik lemak for lunch. ouh that is the kitchen of his studio flat room. he will be getting married next month and just imagine how lucky the wife to be! a great man, a great husband (yet to be tested!) and most of all, a very humble being serving his Lord. how small i felt when he woke up for his Qiam and for his Dhuha prayer before leaving to school.

on the same day of my arrival, Encik Afandi received another guest, a UPM tutor (surprisingly!) studying PhD in Durham Uni. the following day we had a short london tour and actually familiarizing myslef on the tube usage and how to get to Imperial College. it took an hour of travel from Uxbridge to South Ken. yeah Imperial College ranked 5th in THES so the expectation is rather high.

at the other entrance of Imperial College

ouh this is encik Yusran. he is small but mind you, he is very energetic and have the drive of the tube in his research. a great motivater as well.
eh wait wait. we found Lim Kok Wing Uni here! this is another reason i am not missing malaysia you know.
ouh yeahhhh a place all malaysians never missed or failed to leave their trails. nahh dont worry i appreciate arts but never crossed my mind to be an artist. takkan nak jadik pelakon tambahan sutera maya tu kut?? tak sheswai la kan. hak hak hak..

the bigger picture!

ouh we had another nasi lemak treat from encik afandi in hyde park. it was darn windy that day and we had our zohor prayer on the field.

attending the malaysian student department hari raya open house. making friends with fellow malaysians? nahh in my dream. budak yang study kat london ni sumbong2 kut. aku senyum ngan derang, derang buat derk jer.

that is house of parliament i think and the thames river.

did you see Big Ben at the back and Big Foot in front of the pic?? if you did, then i suggest you go and see an optimerist, that aint big foot la, it is a fine cute lil monster with big moobs and belly. ha ha ha ha. just kidding. the weather was rather disappointing and i had to wear few shirts which made me a lot larger in the picture.

can you tell the difference mathematically of the size of these two lads?i think i have overshadowed the Big Ben and the Thames river.

the three stooges huh?? i think i am but these two lads are PhD students.

day dreaming pal, it costs you i think 20++ gbp per ride on that London Eye just to see the mist engulfing the scenery.

Big Ben and Big Foot up close and personal. ha ha ha.

it looks like a pineapple isnt it?? sampai aku pun terpaksa menjadi senget.
the tower bridge.

ahhh it was nice to be back squatting at encik afandi's house. the Uxbridge tube station.

next week will be the busiest time in setting up series of discussions with Prof Stratos. i may not be able to update the blog that much. i rang my sis, ema and she has a list of thing to be bought for X-mas. ai ya ya ya, all right sis, i will get you the bestest (well i have to violate the grammar just for you) perfume in town and it is FOC!

psst, warm regards to mum and tell her i miss her so much. adios.

-Azrin tak garang lagi