past two weeks has been hard! preparing for ct. not prepared enough. is there anything more that i need to say?

sun
lazy day... car broke down at night but still went to vivo for dinner at carl's jr. not really a father's day celebration but oh well.

mon
went to sch for chinese in the morning then had to give out surveys in the afternoon. went to jp with matthew and nurul, then holland village with matthew. met some friends there! and its easier to get surveys from holland village!

thursday
was so bored at home, tried to study, did a bit! but didn't finish. oh well....

fri
went for pw discussion at jurong library. for about 7 hours! so long!!!! then went to meet cousin and her mum at anchor point. walked round, had scones! :) played basketball at the arcade. 9 times!!! trying to beat the high score with my cousin. ironically, we couldn't beat the high score at machine 1 but our score beat the high score at machine 2! :( went to buy nail polish then had fun playing with it at grandma's house. stayed over for the night. slept late cos we were playing, talking and moving furniture around to revamp the room. yes, moving furniture at 12 midnight and in the early hours of the morning is no easy thing! slept with grandma in the end. :) had ice creme twice today!

sat
woke up early, whole family went to mac for breakfast then to johor premier outlet. at first, all the shops that we saw were branded and expansive goods. then found a ice cream place so ate ice cream. baskin robins! :) then shopped at cotton on, took a long time and got 2 t shirts in the end. so tired!!!!

so this week's been a good week!
monday
xiu lin came over. we talked. and she tried to sew up my poor stuff toy that keeps tearing. hope it will be okay soon. left for tiong bahru together but forgot my medicine( yes i'm sick!) so had to go back. then parents drove her home and we went to grandma's for dinner. stayed overnight at grandma's. slept with cousin and her aunt. had a long talk about counseling and psychology. may want to take that up in the future. still, really need to be emotionally strong for that, but i'm not.

tues
packed day! went to meet shareen at vivo to watch snow white and the huntsman. ate hotdog bread in the cinema so was very full and skipped lunch. ate ben and jerry's ice cream instead! :) haven't seen her for a long time! must meet every hols.
then met jiaxin at home. was supposed to study but we didn't! instead, we played cluedo, played around the house. talked about random stuff. time flies when you're having fun. cos we had to leave for vivo.
met qian ren, shermaine, jodie and douglas at vivo. then went to a hotel in sentosa to get ready for justin's farewell and wait for justin and the drama people to come. nothing much to do so we just took pics, lazed around, watched tv. quite a nice room. :) justin finally came after almost 2 hours? then started partying with pizza and drinks. :D got back late. and lost my voice! but it was so fun! not sure if i'll have a chance to see him again, but at least we said a good goodbye!

wed
went to uss with cousin and parents! not that crowded so we took almost all the rides till we were so tired. only spent like 7 hours there but it was really draining! went to eat sushi at night! :)

so from after coming back from the trip, been busy everyday!

wed and fri was meeting someone! :) and meiyi and jiayi came over for a while on fri! just played a few games...

thurs
had cip! good day! went to interact with the elderly,talk about their past, hear their problems and play games with them! :)

weekend
more family time and painted my nails. :) yay! its blue!!!! :D :D :D

day 7 - june 3 - sun - london
woke up on time today but kept wanting to just turn over and sleep. can't turn over much cos sharing a double bed with york sun. been having a double bed since the 3rd day. everyone has it! tired too cos of the late night, slept around 2. breakfast was at the lobby. best breakfast we've ever had! buffet of sausages, scrambled eggs, baked beans, bacon, bread and drinks! went for a victorian trial of london. was raining again but couldn't be bothered with holding an umbrella unless it got too heavy. used my jacket hood instead! we walked on the london bridge just hours before the queen came round for her diamond jubilee. didn't get to see her, sadly! but still, it made the streets quieter so we could have peace whilst walking. saw a catholic church, a former graveyard and other places. we actually traveled round the quieter places of london. victorian walk! oh, we got round london on the tube! and my ticket couldn't work so whenever we entered of left a place, had to go to ask for help. and once, we took this huge flight of steps! like 178 steps i think... then went to the same place i went to 2 years ago for lunch. didn't shop much, just ate! had waffle with cookies and cream ice cream and jacket potato with sour cream. it cost me about 10 pounds! watched the lion king! one word, AWESOME!!! much better then the singapore one! loved the whole show, the songs, the animals, everything!!!
had some shopping time in the evening and bought personal stuff! 3 skirts for like S$40. and a necklace. also got some last minute souvenirs. bought Macs for dinner. we had 2 hours of shopping but most shops were already closed since we shopped from 6 to 8 and most shops close at 6.
went to the guys room at night to have dinner and talk! last night already!! :( epic cos we were in the guys room and the guys slept before us so we left their room and came to mine. but we were all tired so they left early. and after i bathed, came out of the toilet, york sun said she was still awake. after i dried my hair, she was already asleep! hahaha!!!


day 8 - june 4 - mon - london to singapore
last day in UK, last day in london!!!! :( so we went to visit the globe theatre. it was not raining but it was so windy!!!! so cold! globe theatre was nice! went on to visit the tate modern museum( i think that's the name of it) which is an art museum next to the globe theatre. quite a big museum and we didn't have time to finish looking at everything! :( still, it was nice!
went to the airport and took off!!!!! again another long flight! stopped over at dubai and columbo. dubai was about 5 hours stopover so could shop and had a free Macs meal plus ice cream. :D 3rd ice cream on the trip!


day 9 - june 5 - tues - singapore
home sweet home!!!!

day 5 - june 1 - friday - Dorchester
its finally June!!!! couldn't wake up in the morning cos of the late night last night. so sleepy... also slept on the bus and during the talk on Thomas Hardy's books and poems. was so tired! breakfast was different! finally! had bacon and egg burger. will never get tired of western food! going to continue eating it even when i get back. but the trip has passed quite fast, its already day 5. :( going back soon! so the Thomas Hardy talk was informative but very very boring! only fun part was the dancing where we learn the country dance. partnered matthew. its like a kind of couple dance but very simple! another dance was in a circle where everyone danced together.
had to buy our own lunch with 4 pounds. got chicken, bacon and sweet corn pasta. and also got chocolate moose for desert! couldn't finish everything, so gave the rest to the guys to eat. had a tour of Dorchester in the afternoon. quite informative. lots of victorian things to see and learn. we saw victorian buildings, a carpark, a lake, a jail and a meadow! then it was shopping time!!!! had 7 pounds to spend for 2 days of breakfast so yorksun and i bought some cake. got choc cake! :) suddenly had a chocolate craving. dinner was chicken burger. good! sat with our class and we talked about many things. somehow, i learnt that no matter how bad life is, there is always someone worse off then you are. so be happy with what you have.
at night, went over to the girls room and talked about boys. :P LOL! then everyone went to the boys room where we watched just for laughs. seriously laughed our heads off. wish we could do this more often. today was a good day! found out much more about my classmates.
lights out was at 10.30 but york sun and i stayed up late. suddenly, this insect flew into our bathroom so couldn't brush teeth. i'm scared of insects and she doesn't want to kill it so went round knocking on our friend's doors but all of them were asleep. tried the teacher's room but they were in. when we finally gave up, met the teachers along the corridor. mr wangyal caught the insect for us and they were like 'the insect is not big at all!' LOL!!!!!!


day 6 - june 2 - sat - Dorchester to London
woke up to a bad start. was supposed to assemble at 8.15. york sun woke me up with a shout saying 'OMG, ITS 8.17!' next thing we heard was a knock on the door from the teachers! thankfully we packed everything the night before and got ready in 10 minutes. bus-ed down to London where we put our stuff in the hotel. London's room was the smallest we've ever had. very squeeze and cramp! it was a long journey down, about 2 to 3 hours, so we did have a short stop over. bought a doughnut and two chocolate chip shortcakes that were awesome!!!!! :D had a tour of london in the bus. was raining a bit. so we only got down like twice? the guide came with us on the bus. was a bit sleepy so didn't hear much of the tour. anyway, seen the things like big ben, london bridge and the river already since i went last time. woke up in time to see the olympic stadium though! :) not as magnificent as Beijing's and i find the olympic village very cramp. but still, looking forward to july 27! start of the games! i think... so had a nice turkish dinner! had a choice of different turkish dishes. what happens when i can choose my own food? haha! we could choose 3 to 4 dishes. i chose pasta, potato salad and boiled potatoes! didn't know until i went back to my seat and found out i took ALL carbohydrates and 2 potato dishes! also drank hot chocolate. a first for me! well, second. first time was also in the UK 2 years ago. watched the Duchess of Malfi at the old vic theatre. it was quite interesting at the start. but i fell asleep halfway, at the climax! where everyone started to die!!!! :( woke up at the end. nice though!!! went back to the hotel in a new tour bus. was raining! anyway, had supper with york sun. slept very late although we were tired. just wanted to talk.

day 3 - 30th june - wed- york to haworth
same breakfast as the previous day. its a lot!! took a 2 hour bus ride to Haworth. slept, listened to music with yorksun, took a few pics. the scenery is beautiful!!!! once we reached Haworth, we immediately went to the Bronte Parsonage museum for a short intro about the Bronte sisters and family, then we could see their real house! had a tour of the house. and by chance, some of us found a beautiful meadow next to the house! one had horses in it, one just had grass and flowers. so we took pics, ran against the wind, lie on the grass and just had fun! suddenly feel like migrating and staying somewhere with a meadow! its really awesome! want to live on the country side. :) had fish and chips for lunch at a pub where the father of the Bronte sisters frequently visited. saw a few cute dogs! then had a tour of Haworth. saw many buildings and places related to the Bronte family. learnt more about them and their books. visited a much bigger meadow, or maybe moor. it was a long and tiring climb up to the top but we were rewarded by a great view and nice breeze! :) there were many cats and played with them!
finally travelled to the lodge and had a big dinner. turkey with mash potatoes, boiled potatoes, etc! :) and free flow of coke! :D used faezah's iPad again. highlight of every night! can talk to people through fb. :) no party tonight cos everyone was tired. but watched one born every minute. quite an interesting show. tired to get yorksun to wake up to bath but it was tough!!! next time will let her bath first... was tired too! looking forward to a long bus ride tmr!


day 4 - 31 june - haworth to saltire  to dorchester
managed to sleep a whole night without waking up at all! :) had a chance to finally talk to yorksun much more and sang together on the bus.:D breakfast was getting boring, its the same as usual. only ate muffin this time though. didn't feel hungry. had a 15min bus ride to Saltaire, though we were told its an hour. was fast cos there was no traffic. :) Saltaire is a village created by Titus Salt just for his industrial purpose. it helped to improve the lives of the people too! had a tour of the place. we had to walk in the heavy rain cos the weather took a turn for the worse. :(  wet weather also meant that we couldn't see as much as we were supposed to. also caused bad spirits. :( oh well... each of us has a bookmark of a certain person in saltaire. i'm someone called salley, who is married and is 27 years old! is that coincidence? saw a church, a school building and a dance and theatre building. had lunch at some underground place. had sandwiches which tasted so good! ate cheese, ham and egg. also bought some chocolate thing called rocky road. it was good too! love the food there!
then had a long 4 hour ride to Dorchester. saw a bit of the scenery. but not much cos i slept most of the way. had a toilet stop at some R&R place. bought 2 books! happy and hyper about them! visited the stone henge on the way. couldn't get passed the gate cos it was closed but its still nice to be able to see it, even if its from afar. dinner was fish and chips! :D ate at some place near our lodge. sat with york sun and the teachers so we had a long long talk about adult stuff. then suddenly talk about harry potter! LOL! the rest were tired so we didn't go room hopping. replied people on Facebook and couldn't wait to see everyone again! in the room with York sun, couldn't sleep so we did work, played songs, sing and took pics! also ate snacks. going to be fat!!!!

so... i'm back!!! been back since wed!!! :)

so about the trip!

day 1- 28th june- mon - singapore to manchester to york

sad the final goodbyes to everyone then boarded the plane at 12.40. late night plane so slept most of the way through. plane took off at 12.55 actually, the start of about 17 hours of journey to manchester. we too emirates. had a stopover in columbo and dubai. had the opportunity to sit A380 from dubai to manchester!!! :) so, sat with Yorksun all the way. watched New year's eve. good show and makes me want to see the New York ball drop! was never someone who like romance shows but still watched it anyway. wanted to watch The Vow but didn't last the whole show.

then, after another 2 hours of bus ride from manchester, we reached York!!! :) it was morning there. visited the York castle museum. took lots of pictures and had a great time! saw many rooms, some birds, a mill, the prisoners exercise area and the actual cells in which the prisoners were kept in. cells were quite scary. its like being in a horror show, which i dislike!!!! also saw what the people wore in those days and how their rooms were like. quite interesting. went in a group of 8, everyone from A03. :) clique! had pasta for dinner. found this $2 shop opposite the dinner area and bought chocolate mash mellows! :D

checked into the lodge. it was about 7? and the sky was still bright! :)  it was quite a nice place with a nice big room for 2 people. not homesick as usual. but slept quite early. seriously, i slept when the sun hasn't set and woke up after the sun rose! it was quite warm today!

day 2 - 29th june - tues - york

had a muffin and croissant for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and a burger for dinner! eating a lot, but also eating vege and fruits. :) so, started the day with shopping time in york central area. bought chocolates and some gifts. went to the university of york to attend a seminar on theatre studies. we learnt what each scene means, how different things like lighting, sounds and characters help to portray the meaning of each scene. had a tour of the university where we saw a pond that stretches out to the whole of the university. saw ducks and swans in it! :) had another lecture by the same teacher for remains of the day. it was not boring at all!!

visited York Minster where there were beautiful glass panels that decorated the whole church and a beautiful choir! bought more souvenirs then headed down to dinner. we were given about S$20 for dinner. 8 of us bought burgers and it was huge! cost about $16 for mine. but it was nice! had to wait a long time for it so no more shopping time. and also bought Macs ice cream. :D its colder then the previous day but still quite warm. went for a ghost walk around 7 plus but it was still bright so no thrill!

partied with the 6 girls in faezah's room. managed to use her iPad so can use FB! :) we talked, eat, laughed, did crazy stuff, played murderer and they climbed on top of each other. i was just the camera woman. haha!