9.29.2004

 

[alive & kicking]

in college now. moved in all my stuff, unpacked it really nicely.. the room's much bigger than expected (but hey, i'm paying £700 / term!!) and i *should* be able to occupy it during holidays (less moving around) but i'll have to pay rent (abt GBP500 or thereabouts based on per-day rates).

Net access in my room is not up yet, but should be up by thu or fri; can you believe i din bring an ethernet cable? so i have to buy one - 3/4/5m for £3, from college. if you buy outside of college its about 1m for £5.

My room's pretty dark, so i had to go lamp-hunting. it's a real problem finding lighting here - courts only sells furniture, bedding and carpeting, and i couldn't figure out how argos worked (apparently you pick stuff from a catalog, the guy disappears into a big storeroom and emerges 5 min later with your stuff) so i went running around all the big stores from supermarts to DIY shops to computer shops before I finally found a desk lamp from Office World. 35W halogen bulb, but the lamp cost £20!!!

Intl students orientation will be starting later this evening. Time difference is SGP -7h (for now). A few weeks later daylight savings time kicks in and it becomes SGP -8h. Bought a 2nd hand bike for £50 from wayyy out of town (but the guy was really friendly. "Mr Bike".. haha. runs a one man show, repairing and selling 2nd hand bikes & accessories.), after adding accessories like helmet, lock (v impt!), basket and stuff, total was £95. almost as much as a new bike! but it's a blue Shimano 10-speed and it rides pretty well, so i think that's OK.

Using common computers now - can't get used to the british keyboards! the " key is Shift-2, £ is Shift-3, @ is above R Shift, ~ is above R Shift, and ¬ is above Tab!!! Argh!!! Upload photos and stuff once my room account is up. Been living off sandwiches, pies and horribly expensive, yet untasty chinese takeaway food the past couple of days with my parents. Trying to make new friends and stuff, the apprehension is gradually fading. Oh well. Update you guys later. Cya!

PS this was rehashed cos somehow i managed to clear the original post before i hit the publish button. *grumble*

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