life at Canterbury

let me talk a little about this town South-East of England. Canterbury. Largest university around is the Uni of Kent. it is about 1.5 hours from London (by bus/train) and around 1 hour (by express train, you pay more of course). Nothing famous here except for the Canterbury Cathedral, which is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and is part of a World Heritage Site. As a student, I move around by taking the double-decker bus. Shopping for groceries, and some sightseeing also by bus, after all I have paid for the yearly bus pass.

I have not visited many places in England. On my first day of arrival at Heathrow Airport, it was quite intimidating. All alone in a foreign land, thousands of miles away from home. The sun here seemed different, not the one that used to greet me in the morning in Malaysia. Arrived at London 6.00 a.m. and after visa checks, around 7.30 am. And then I had to find my way to the Travelodge hotel, some 20mins away from airport. Waited at the lobby until check-in time which is 12 noon. Was lucky I met a Malaysian girl at the lobby and we chatted. I felt better after the short chat. Not so lonely anymore :)

Jetlag, tired and scared, I wasn't myself. Woke up the next morning and took a bus to the Airport to catch the Uni airport pickup. After meeting some staffs and volunteers, felt so much better. I felt like being saved from an unknown land.

Checking in to my accommodation in uni was a breeze as I was one of the early arrivals. The uni looked empty, and the sun looked familiar again :) I was the only one in my flat that day, felt lonely again. Anyway, unpacked and tried to settle down. Met my flatmates the next 2 days, and they were all Malaysians.

Picture time :)

Bus stop in Canterbury

Canterbury Cathedral

a random store :)

railway tracks

Canterbury Cathedral. again.

an actual Maze at Leeds Castle (similar to the one in Harry Potter xD)

Leeds Castle, with its extremely huge garden

Canterbury Westgate Tower (imagine double-decker buses squeeze through it all the time)

i kinda like this picture. taken at Tyler Hill, Uni of Kent :)

cheers for now

how much my life has changed

i've been to places. seen things. and shared my experiences. now i'm back to college again. going through college life all over. i am unsure if it is a smart or stupid decision by me, but again I am hoping to see a whole lot of things throughout my one year in England.

am studying for my Masters in Finance, Investment & Risk at Uni of Kent now. Busy with assignments & courseworks. Worrying about exams & having to struggle with probability & statistics. yes, ALL over AGAIN. but what the hell, its only a year and i am going to nail it this time =)

i've been so behind in updating stuff here, anyway the pictures i am about to share were taken in Cambodia. more pictures of Canterbury (England) will be up soon, i promise :)

pub Street

a cafe at Pub Street, Siem Reap

Tonle Sap Lake

our tuk tuk driver

one of world's 7 wonder. Angkor Wat =)

at a museum in Cambodia

clothes of the dead..

oversized cockles aka siham xD