Rain, rain, go away!

Rainy day in Manchester

It's been raining continuously in Manchester for three days, and it is getting more and more annoying. I love it when it rains, but only when I'm indoor or when I am having something hot to drink. Imagine slowly sipping your coffee and savouring your favourite cheesecake, sitting by the window in a warm coffee shop watching people passing by, some with umbrellas and some without, or maybe... drinking the steaming hot soup whilst sitting by the slightly open window.....


Oh well.. forget it! It's been raining non-stop, and to make it worse, the wind has been strong too. Went for movie last night and came back with the lower halves of my jeans all wet, even though I had an umbrella. It's because I have to walk so much here that makes me dislike the rain sometimes. Nothing is worse than having to carry bags of groceries with one hand as the other hand has hold the umbrella and walk for 20 minutes.


According to the weather forecast, it will rain until Wednesday.....

RRMS/RRSS

Went back to Riam with another two ex-classmates on a Saturday to reminisce . 

But, where is the pond ?!!!! Heard from some people that the school intended to build a new block here.... that explains why.

The pond 怀恩湖 is gone but little hut 校友亭 is still there

 And we found this --> a frog on a mushroom.. Don't ask me what it represents.

The frog and the mushrooms

And apart from the large large trophy in front of the college which I forgot to take a picture of, we also found this --> a DIAMOND!!!

The diamond surrounded by pots of flowers near the fountain in front of the newER block.......

Signs of DEVELOPMENT. It's for the betterment of the school, of course, but I really miss RRMS.

I love London

View of London from plane, taken in June 2011

Going to London in 3 hours time for a day trip. Will be meeting up with my sister and cousin there. I love London, as a TOURIST. I don't know what I love so much about it, honestly. Food? Shopping? Galleries? Museums? Well, I think I just enjoy the feeling of being in London, walking around and exploring new places. Something I really love doing is to walk along the South Bank.

I'm so glad that it's only a two-hour train ride from Manchester to London, and train tickets aren't THAT expensive. 

Mind you, I still love Manchester, as a student. Life is so convenient here, and it has almost EVERYTHING. But if I get to choose between London and Manchester to work in the future, I think I will choose London any time. If... I wish... not so possible...

The 'I love MCR' campaign currently going on in Manchester

Packing

Something I'm not good at

In the midst of packing. I hate packing, not only because I am not good at it, but it involves too much decision making - what to bring and what not to bring. How I wish I can send EVERYTHING over, or more ideally, have a Dokodemo Doa -

Mum, I'm going to uni now! I'll be back for dinner!

Tomorrow

My loyal travel mate, wherever I go

Tomorrow I will be travelling up north, then west and up north again, back to the place where I call my 'current second home'. My feeling isn't as heavy as it used to be the past 2 years, as I know very clearly in my mind that after this year, I will be coming back home with pride, and I shall treasure my very last year of being a student in my life (unless I decide to get a Permanent Head Damage).