Tag: UK Life

  • Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England – I had no idea that northwest England has such a beautiful place other than the modern skyline and cultural city of Liverpool. 45 minutes of Merseyrail ride out of Liverpool is the city of Chester, filled with black and white Tudor buildings, ancient Roman ruins and surrounded by city walls.

    When I visited Chester, it was like the 5th cities I’ve visited in UK (after Newcastle, Edinburgh, London, Manchester & Liverpool) and to my surprise, the architecture of the little town was beautiful. Interestingly, Chester is a town that’s popular with British tourists, but virtually unknown to most foreign tourists. It’s not surprise that Asian is hardly seen on the street.

    It’s a small town, you can finish touring the place in half a day, but there’s some interesting activities to do too, like visiting to the Chester Zoo, checking out the Chester Race and rowing down the River Dee. So is it worth visiting Chester? Absolutely, if you’re going to be in Manchester of Liverpool, you can easily get to Chester from there!

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

    Chester: Hidden Gem In The Northwest England

  • Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock – It was another short trip to Liverpool after spending a short while at Manchester. Since Liverpool is so near to Manchester, about 45 minutes of train ride, it would be a waste not to visit this beautiful city in the North West of England. Didn’t really know anything about Liverpool at first, all I know was the Liverpool Football Club, Anfield Stadium and Cheshire Oaks Shopping Outlets, that’s all. I never know that it’s quite gorgeous, full of history and culture and Beatles, the band was originated from Liverpool.

    Fun fact was that the Chinese Arch at Liverpool’s Chinatown is the largest in the UK, and a friend who is living in Liverpool told me the Chinatown is literally a dead town in the morning which only comes alive at night. LOL. Albert Dock and the city was interesting enough to makes me felt very happenings and the view across Mersey River just reminds me viewing Butterworth from George Town. Although it was just a day in Liverpool, it was still a fun one!

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    Liverpool: A Walk In City, Cheshire Oaks & Albert Dock

    University of Liverpool

  • Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown – In February, I went to Manchester for a very short while, a day spent but didn’t really visit much places. It was like a business trip to me as it was to attend some conference event. Though, I still managed to walk passed some cool places in the city like the Piccadilly Garden, the Town Hall & Chinatown.

    Whenever one heard of ‘Manchester’, the names of Manchester United, Manchester City & Old Trafford Stadium will come to mind. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to visit any of the famous football clubs! Sad, but still the day in Manchester was still fun meeting up with a Penang friend and also checking out a new place in the UK. If were to compare with Newcastle, I would say Newcastle is more a small town, and Manchester is a small city. There’s no such thing as big city in UK except London, maybe Glasgow too. At least, in Manchester, you would still see people walking on the street, but not in Newcastle.

    Few more weeks left for me living in the UK and I don’t think I have any more opportunity to visit Manchester anymore. But if I have the chance in the future, I still want to visit Old Trafford Stadium and check out the Salford Quay, and also have a good Chinese food at the Chinatown as I’ve read that Manchester has the most Chinese population in the UK. Yeah?

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    The Wheel of Manchester! This photo was taken the next day before I leave Manchester. =D

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

     

    Chinatown that was really quiet but has more shops compare to Newcastle. No doubt, London has the most happening Chinatown.

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    The famous Manchester Town Hall.

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Oh, my street – Nicholas Street.

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Genting Casinos are all over in UK.

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    Manchester: Piccadilly Garden, Town Hall & Chinatown

    A tram station that looks like a subway station.

  • London: 五月天 Mayday Now Here Concert At Wembley Arena

    London: 五月天 Mayday Now Here Concert At Wembley Arena

    London: 五月天 Mayday Now Here Concert At Wembley Arena – Mayday is one of my favourite Taiwanese band and they are well-known for their extremely engaging and entertaining concert. Some even calls them the Beatles of the East. Their famous No-where and Now-Here concert world tour has been going on for two years since 2012 till now and in February, they came to Wembley Arena in London to perform and I bought ticket to go see their concert! Couldn’t believe that I was watching a Taiwanese concert in an English-land.

    I was not really a fan of Mayday previously until they started this concert tour and has been getting very good feedback and comment! They came to Malaysia last year, but I was busying with university stuff and I didn’t get to check them out. London was the first stop of their Europe tour where Paris and Amsterdam came next. It was quite exciting although I’ve got the cheapest ticket @ £40, the view was not so bad after all. It’s not a surprise to see so many Chinese in the stadium, but it’s quite amazing that it was a full-house!

    I’ve a friend who is a superfan of Mayday told me that the concert was better back in Malaysia, and perhaps in Taiwan. As a first-comer like me, I find that 3 hours night was fun and entertaining!

  • London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market – The hustle and bustle of metropolitan of London does has a cool funky side of it at Camden Market of Camden Town! This part is London is totally different from the downtown area and it’s fun, cheap, artsy, cool and fun! The Punk-style was also said to be born here!

    Camden Market is reputed in London for its punk shops, cheap eats and bargains! For a visitor from Asia like me, it feels like Asia, selling cheap stuff like souvenirs, clothing, collectibles, antiques, and of course food! The food did look quite attractive at first, but after walking around the whole market, it seems like almost every stalls sell the same food, only different is the name – Chinese Food, Thai Food, Indian Food. If you look closely, most of them are take-all-you-can-in-a-box. Of course, there’s still some interesting food!

    Nothing to buy, Chinese food I ate was not as good as I thought, but it’s a lovely and fun visit to Camden Market!

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    Upside-down Man.

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    A canal at Camden Town.

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    Interesting motorbike seats by the canal.

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

    London: Interesting Camdem Town & Market

  • London: A Spring Day In Hyde Park

    London: A Spring Day In Hyde Park

    London: A Spring Day In Hyde Park – 18C, flower blossoms and a sunny blue sky day, that’s the kind of day the ang mo (caucasian) wants to spend a day in the park, big park like Hyde Park in London, bathing in the sun and perhaps have a picnic. That’s an interesting culture that we Malaysia normally wouldn’t do as weather in Malaysia is always scotching high! Sweat, hot and sunburn are what always thought of when we were outdoor. There’s not really a day of coolness until night falls.

    But in London, sunny spring day with a cool breeze here in Hyde Park was quite chillaxing as I spent a bit of time resting the feet off after walking for 1.5km from Malaysian Hall before continuing to Oxford Street in the park. Though, it was under the shade rather than the sun like the rest of the ang mo do. 😛

  • Northumbria University x Wet & Crazy Foam Party

    Northumbria University x Wet & Crazy Foam Party

    Northumbria University x Wet & Crazy Foam Party – Having party in the university with DJ, alcohol and pumping music till 3am is something you can’t normally experience back in Malaysia. It’s quite common and in fact, it’s like part of the university life in the UK, drinking and party in the campus.

    Imagine, exam and submission are just over, a small hall in the Student Union building is turn to a wet dance floor, with DJ on stage, continuos foam dropping from the ceiling and spraying from all side. It’s just, wet and crazy, best of all, it’s free!

  • Jogging To The West By River Tyne During Sunset

    Jogging To The West By River Tyne During Sunset

    Jogging To The West By River Tyne During Sunset – All the while, it was just running on the treadmills at the gym here in Newcastle as the weather was quite cold previously, but as it’s getting warmer and my assignment is over right now, I can head out for a run. It was a late evening on Sunday that I went for a run by the River Tyne from Quayside. Windy, but quite fun, I ran in a direction to the west of the river, trying to chase the sunset. 4.5km down by the river side and I was at no where, very quiet on a sunday evening and only came across one of two individuals fishing by the river.

    It’s really peaceful out there like suddenly I was like so far away from the city, just like being in a ‘kampung’ (village)! Newcastle is really a kampung in my opinion. HAHA. The boardwalk by the river is like never-ending and I only stop at a place when I was exhausted. Not decided to run back, it took me an hour walk back to my place! But it was fun one, as the sun was still up at 8pm and I got to see a bit of the sunset skyline by the nature.

     

     

     

     

     

    Sunset, rocks!

  • Just Finished My Major Project, Exhausted & Recovering

    Just Finished My Major Project, Exhausted & Recovering

    Just Finished My Major Project, Exhausted & Recovering – It’d been a while since I’ve write something personally, nor I’ve updated my blog. No I am not shutting off this blog, or abandoning it. This is a place a where I crap and keep whatever good happens in my life. A place to scream and show off! Now, I seriously can scream, ‘IT’S OVER NOW!!!!’. No more assignment, I’ve just completed everything yesterday, except there will be a presentation on this coming Thursday, but there’s nothing much to worry about as the hardwork is over right now.

    I do like interior design, but then the process of acquiring a certificate for this skill was really tiring. It was a two months long of tiring days and nights, lacking sleep and entertainment where my mind was just fully focusing on the work. I don’t really know how to juggle well between work and play yet as it’s all work and super less play for me for the past month! Perhaps the mind was just thinking, ‘Faster finish this and do something else!’.

    Initially, before coming to the UK, I thought it would be easy for final year as I’ve done a similar thing in Malaysia during the diploma time, but then I was quite wrong. It’s doing the same thing over again, except with extra bit of upgrade in your work and I can say it’s lack of the fresh new thing to learn about. Well, at least I learned the way of interior design here, and some new skill, and also experience the UK education. To be honest with you, I find that one would acquire more skill in Malaysia than in the UK. In UK, you might learn the creative process and the independent, but in Malaysia it’s more about the skill to survive and work. So, education in Malaysia is quite good in my opinion.

    Nevertheless, cutting off the crap, my assignment is now over. It’s time to plan for the next stage of life and also to plan for the coming free days left in the UK! What do you suggest I should do during my free days?

    The art of a mess in the room! There’s time that I’ve been in the flat for a week and never step out of the building, but I was OK with that as long as there’s food and Internet. =D

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