think warm.

just a coupla photos before i head further down south to Leicester where hopefully there is a big fireplace waiting for me. I need a furnace, badly. Its so freezing cold here in Manch, -3degrees today! can't keep warm. heehee, am waiting for good lunches and dinners and teas next week. hohoho...food. i'm constantly hungry nowadays. the trappings of winter. must not get fat. must not! Christmas is coming.... anyhoo, do admire my cooking. feel free.

i'm feeling i need a haircut. all these infernal split ends. they distract me from studies. they call to me to cut them off. but no, shall leave my precious locks to grow till i get back. so sayang...sniff.

i'm good.

this is turning into a culinary blog. but who cares. don't be jealous. now, my delishious spaghetti. note: i made the sauce with minced beef and shavings of cheddar cheese, sprinkled with pepper, italian herbs and salt with a little milk for good measure.

doesn't it look professional? am i not a great cook?

does it not make you drooooool?

*smirks

enak!

my shabbat meal. my delish, spectacular, lemak, enak dan lazat curry chicken with some sprigs of lettuce. i am a happy person.

spectacular?

i'm not cut out for blogging, i realised today. my blog is sooo *yawn*. i prefer to read rather than take the effort to write. i need spectacular things to happen to me before i can pen it down. i can't make myself sit down and write an interesting article. hmmmmm....so from now on, i'll only update when i want to whine and whinge. or when something fantastic, magical, supernatural, sparkly and dazzly happens to me. or when my flatmate starts her orgies again and i need an outlet to vent. anyhoo..toodles.

we want snow!

minus 4 degrees out! *keeps running to the window to check for snow* i sincerely hope for snow. i sincerely want want want to see snowflakes in the shape of crystalline stars. *clasps hands together and silently chants for snow*. hoping and wishing for a white white christmas. it prolly won't be much fun after awhile but i'll be taking a picture of my first snowflake. i'll prolly name it.....some special name. i've gone slightly kooky.

alma mater

chanced upon mgs's official website while twiddling around, reading other people's blogs. not bad a website, i must admit. its not some amateurish website set up by kawaii slash loyal mgsian girls who want to "keep in touch, ya" and be "fwens foreva!". quite organized and professional.

http://www.youtheme.org/mgs/home1.htm

oh gosh. my friend just reminded me that its december next week. meaning.....winter bears down upon us, unavoidable. praying hard that i won't suffer too horribly. on the other hand, manchester's up north so we'll probably have snow? mmhmm! slush slush

dolphin dreams

woke up comparatively late today. had to rush for class. normally i'm awake by 7am but arose at 8.15am today for the 9am class. not much regret however. had a lovely delightful dream where i was playing badminton(don't ask why badminton, goodness knows why) by a lagoon where schools of dolphins were swimming and playing. the water was a sparkling blue like scattered diamonds. i waded into the water and transformed into a mermaid slash sportswoman with a polo shirt and badminton racket still in hand. then the dolphins, each a different colour, swam with me around the lagoon. then we got tired and sat on rocks, the dolphins and i. i have a dolphin obsession. i do i do. the dream kept a smile on my face all day. mmmm..nice. i love dolphins. i long for the sea...ahh.

friday tomorrow! whoop! might be going to the german christmas market. we'll see. i might be feeling ultra nerdy tomorrow. you can't plan these things. =)

grumblings

just woke up afternoon nap. my mind is in a foggy state. heavy fog. i should be studying. i should be finishing my assignment. but Jane Eyre the movie calls out to me. beckoning me to watch. sighs.. no no no. assignment.! the mind goes round and round

on another note, these ang mohs are truly lazy, some of them. complain about my heater not working yesterday, today the electrician came for 2 mins and said "oh, got to go take the testers to test the heater, love." "fine, thanks." says i. blardy fellow never showed up after that. still cold in here. i so polite also they never appreciate me! lazy scot! they'd better fix it tomorrow. i ain't gotta put up with icy fingers for long.

going to the happy place.

someone, please..help.! ask me why i haven't had lunch although its already 3.30pm on a nice sunday afternoon. ask me why i can't sleep for fear of having nightmares. ask me why i dare not venture out of my room even to go to the loo. ask me!
i've not gone insane. i'm not a hermit. its because my flatmate is at "it" again. every weekend, regardless of the time, morning, night, noon, this flatmate and her weedy boyfriend scare the living daylights out of every moving object in within a 500metre radius. the grossness of it all makes my stomach turn, it makes the birds fall out of the sky in horror, it makes the mice cover their ears and scream in agony. its that bad. i ain't lying. they go at "it" without fail, every weekend. thank God he lives in another state so its just EVERY weekend. the screams, the moans, the "oh shawniee!" is D.I.S.G.U.S.T.I.N.G. i need to go to a happy place. think happy thoughts...think blue sky, rolling meadows, daisies, picnics, blue eyes....think happy thoughts!

people in the gomen

go read kennysia's article today. The ZAM Rap. almost died laughing listening to the youtube video and reading the transcript. hahaha..nearly fell off my chair.

read this is amos 4 today.
"Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria,
you women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy
and say to your husbands, "Bring us some drinks!"

whoaaa.. haha. amos so keng wan.

wanderings

sundays are always nice.always. after church went to victoria train station to buy tickets then had half an hour to spare. so went to walk walk around. went to see a cathedral, a really old music school, classic quaint pubs and bars. so lovely. was feeling ye olde worlde charm. wish i had a less bulky camera so i could have taken pictures. the cathedral was beautiful but a trifle scary. it had statues of ghouls and goblins carved in the building. ghouls?? no wonder the church in the England is mostly dead. ghouls. sheesh. and another pretty sight was an ugly couple making out in a corner outside the church. double sheesh. felt like stoning them. bukan saya mia masalah. walk on by... ooh, and today was patriot's day. like hari pahlawan back in everythingcanland except they don't ask money from school children, who never give anyway (me at least =P). everyone was wearing poppyseed badges. heard bands playing in the city. tried to look for the parade but failed. had to run back to station to catch the train. =( love spending time with myself sightseeing. i'm my best friend. muah muah.

wish i was in penang to watch the sea of yellow on primetime news. =(

catch me a hill

weekend again!! whoopdeedoo. i is feeling like watching a movie. but i donch know whats out there worth watching. i might just search my favourite movies online, like A Fish Called Wanda! heeheehee...love that show. u gotta watch it. u have to. typical british wit. there is just N.O.T.H.I.N.G to do here, save clubbing and drinking, which mua, does not deign to do. sheesh, manchester is boring. no sea, no pretty english villages to explore, no mountains to climb, no streams to forge.. now i can't wear me bonnet and fluffy skirt and go twirling up any hills. plus, you tend to get lazy here due to the cold dratty weather. you just want to stay home with your comfy duvet. oh well...................................

the "sien" factor

i'm so emo-ing today. woke up happy and excited. went for extra pracs. got home. slept. woke up grumpy. got invited for dinner at friend's place. went to cook and eat. met other emo-ing people so emo-ed with them. had some magic boiled green beans and coconut milk and then was giggly and happy again. something's wrong with me. so the sien!

oddities

people are a nuisance, wouldn't you agree? if everyone just kept to themselves, the world would be a happy place, for me that is. thats my philosophy. write it down people. i'm not bitter nor am i a hermit. just a proven observation that people are cumbersome. they hang around, they visit you at odd hours, they bug u on msn....and then there are the creeps lurking out there. u can't identify some of them at first sight, so innocently, u make friends with them. then they start displaying their creepyness and u avoid them like the plague. didn't happen to me, i was just an amused spectator. i stereotype alot. =P but still, i should love to earn lots of money and buy my own island in the future. just me and the big blue sea. sighhh....i need a holiday. somewhere....in greece.

its the weekend..wooh..!

i am love fridays because IFBN plays shabbat songs...so lovely..! hence, fridays are the best time to study. tis a sad thing to be studying at 1.45am on a friday night/early saturday morning. nerding at this hour. tsk tsk.
weekend highlight: looking forward to sunday service! i am missing BOG's dancing sessions. hahah...=P

the adams and the eves.

i tells you, the things i go through for this physio course. today, for practical lessons we learnt postural control and behaviour. rights. so lecturer tells us "Off with your tops! observe each other's muscular activity in the spinal and abdominal region!" Caught me unawares there. hmm, think zoe think. quick! Ooh, yes me did wear a spaghetti type shirt underneath my 1st layer of clothes. Lets hope i won't have to model. Nopes, me had to model. Sighhh...but i slyly just lifted up my shirt for them to observe. I didn't happily strip off my shirt like the others. Call me a prude, aye, that i am. I still am not used to exposing body parts. But looking around the room, i was thinking, for goodness' sake why not? So many porky, hairy, flabby people and some girls, even boys, with the biggest boobs you'll ever see. And they were happily parading for each other. Just 6 weeks into the course, and i've seen all i'll ever want to see of my classmates'
anatomies. shiverssss...i wonder how they teach physio in malaysia? hmmm..
speaking of which, reminds me of something i saw 2 weeks ago. in one of the sports lab, we caught a glimpse of physio students observing a guy, probably a student too, clad only in his underwear streaking up and down the room several times. oh help! help!

hava nagila hava

congratulations to abraham choong dao lu and yong seet yuan .!! i hear the wedding bells beckoning. indeed, they have arrived. finally got married.! wish i was in penang!! 2 weddings in a year by both brothers..how romantis! live happily ever after. =D

Keep away. Fierce animal loose.

blardy.! electricity just went off in our apartment. just ours!! grrrr..it should be ok since its 5.30pm and there SHOULD be sufficient light out, but noooo, days get dark by 5pm now. hence the turning back the clock by an hour. cheesed off, i am. just when i'm getting into the study groove with big plans...grrrrrrr. complained to the guard more than an hour ago, had to go to the guard becoz these lazy ang mohs don't work on weekends, and he said in a singsong voice, "Ooh, i'll come by in 20mins to see what I can do." Its been an hour and a half. Stoopid-lazy-will-be-an-ass forever oh lang. cheeeeeesed off i am! went to complain again just now, another guard took down my complaint because apparently the other fella didn't tell him anything! GROARRR! if i don't get my electricity back in 2 hours i'll run amok. i will.

the sky reminds me of the simpson's sky in the opening of every show.

it was a purrrfectt day today. the sun was shining a golden light everywhere, the sky was really blue, the trees were golden, red, orange...ahh, the joys of autumn. walked back from church today really slow to savour the scene. so marvellously serene. mmmph! if i had a large meadow atop a hill, i'd be twirling around in my bonnet and puffy skirt. oh yeah, and the clocks turned back an hour at 12am last night. good thing my aunt called to inform me else i'd be sitting in church looking like a doofus. anyhoo tried to take a few pictures but these are the only ones that do justice. 2 miserable ones..

deedlidum

oh joy! the wonders of youtube! i watched Emma by Jane Austen, the movie today. marvellous! read the book then watch the show. going to watch BBC's Pride & Prejudice soon, since i missed it! There's also Northanger Abbey, also Austen's works. since Bit Torrent screws up traffic on my computer i can't download it but i can watch it on youtube.! Oh, thank God for technology! Now i am no longer deprived of the telly. muah muah! there is no longer any need to go out. haha. *happy skips*

eww! ah-yeer!

ang moh couples. they can be well and truly disgusting. making out while waiting for lifts, inside the lifts, in train stations, walking along the road, everywhere lah! so here i was, quietly minding my own business inside the lift in my hostel, when this ang moh couple come in and start making out behind me. the guy making weird noises and the fat, flabby girl giggling away. what am i supposed to do?? i turn away and pretend to fiddle with my handphone. thats when they make even more kissy, nibbling noises. ughhhh. vomit-inducing. thankfully the lift hits ground and i run. get to train station, buy ticket and quietly minding my own business again, i wait for the train. again another fat flabby porky couple come along and start making out behind me. why me?! these porky ang mohs! CIS betul!

paris when it sizzles

me is rethinking that paris trip. might not be such a fantastic idea after all. have exams right after christmas. sighssssss....exams always bite you in the backside. on the bright side though, would really love to see England during christmas. lights, bells, stars, glitters, roast lamb, baked potatoes, snow, hot chocolate, sitting by the fire ...mmmm....heheh.


Psalm of the day: Psalm 24. King of Glory!
1. The earth is the Lord's & everything in it,
the world and all who live in it.
2. for He founded it upon the seas & established it upon the waters.
3. Who may ascend the hill of Elohim?
Who may stand in His holy place?
4. He who has clean hands & a pure heart,
who does not lift his soul up to an idol, or swear by what is false.
5. He will receive blessing from Elohim
and vindication from God his Saviour.
6. Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seeks Your face, oh God of Jacob.
7.Lift up your heads, O you gates,
be lifted up you ancient doors,
that the King of Glory may come in.
8. Who is this King of Glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
the LORD mighty in battle.
9. Lift up your heads, O you gates,
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of Glory may come in.
10. Who is this King of Glory?
The LORD Almighty,
He is the King of Glory.

get your groove on

Today's church service was pretty hiphop and groovy. heheh. Speaker was Pastor Preston something-or-other from US. He's dubbed the "black albino". He's white but acts all black. He's got the hip and the hop attitude, the bling going, the oversized basketball t-shirt on, the shaved head, sneaker shoes, baggy pants..the works. Started off his sermon by making the audience jive to black hiphop music. We rapped, baby. Here's how it goes.

"Do ya know whad i mean?"
"Yeah i know whatcha mean"
"Aww yeah"
"'cuz thats how i roll." *cue gangsta hand gestures*
u can't really imagine it without seeing the real thing though.

was amusing myself imagining church service like so in penang. elders hand pumping and going " Aww yeah rolll baby!". eheheheh......

mundane

retail therapy today.. 11pounds..on 3 items(technically 4 items, cuz bought 2pairs of gloves for a pound). not bad...very good self-control considering lotsa sales and nice looking jackets and boots beckoning me but i didn't buy! *pats my back*

i miss my blanket! GRRR..i want it! i want!
*indulges in a childish fit*

been reading Emma, by Jane Austen in my spare time. loveee it.


"I have very little to say for my own conduct.--I was tempted by his attentions, and allowed myself to appear pleased.-- An old story, probably--a common case--and no more than has happened to hundreds of my sex before; and yet it may not be the more excusable in one who sets up as I do for Understanding. Many circumstances assisted the temptation. He was the son of Mr. Weston--he was continually here--I always found him very pleasant--and, in short, for (with a sigh) let me swell out the causes ever so ingeniously, they all centre in this at last--my vanity was flattered, and I allowed his attentions. Latterly, however--for some time, indeed-- I have had no idea of their meaning any thing.--I thought them a habit, a trick, nothing that called for seriousness on my side. He has imposed on me, but he has not injured me. I have never been attached to him. And now I can tolerably comprehend his behaviour. He never wished to attach me. It was merely a blind to conceal his real situation with another.--It was his object to blind all about him; and no one, I am sure, could be more effectually blinded than myself--except that I was _not_ blinded--that it was my good fortune--that, in short, I was somehow or other safe from him."

boys ei. they never change. not even in Austen's time. unfortunately, no such good-looking boy here. semuanya roti putih. =(

ants in pants

got an IM from my bruneian friend just now.
Bev: Hey zoe, you want to go to France this december? Thierry( a chinese/french friend) asked the whole group of us to go PARIS and stay at his house.
Zoe: *eyes widen* and *screams in delight* PARIS!!
Bev: Yeah, paris!! I hope our parents say yes!
Zoe: Me tooooo!!!


Hoppity skippity diggity wham.! Must not get too excited. Simply musn't.
Saving a bomb on accommodation if i do go. Plus, Euro's exchange rate is lower than the Sterling. And did I mention we don't need a visa? I think so anyway coz thats what thierry says. I hope he's right. parissssssssssss.
*chuckles to self*

*flicker* *flicker*

its quiet. too quiet. i wonder what my flatmates are doing. no hysterical laughter, no weird noises, no RnB music to assault my ears. alls silent on the western front. the doors which are normally open are closed. the corridor is dark. the lights are flickering. oklah, the lights are spoilt mah. so it flickers loh. but where are they? did they jump out the window? drank paraquat? i'm all aloneeeee.




HOORAY!

where? there?

going to church this morning. but, we don't know where exactly the church is. going to rely on God, the public transport system and our instinct. =P

Psalm 33

Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;
It is fitting for the upright to praise Him,
2. Praise the Lord with the harp;
make music to Him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3. Sing to Him a new song;
play skillfully and shout for joy.
4. For the word of the Lord is right & true;
He is faithful in all He does.
5. The Lord loves righteousness & justice;
the earth is full of His unfailing love.
6. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,
their starry hosts by the breath of His mouth.
7. He gathers the waters of the sea into jars;
He puts the deep into storehouses.
8. Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere Him.

18. But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him,
on those whose hope is in His unfailing love,
19. To deliver them from death & keep them alive in famine.
20. We wait in hope for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
21. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name.
22. May Your unfailing love rest upon us O Lord,
even as we put our hope in YOU.

night out

Nah, pictures. =)


TaiWu Restaurant off Oxford Street.

Angelica, Beverly and I.

Whatever soup this is. I don't even know. Food was alright, average. Still prefer my roadside coffee shop in Penang. Much more delicioso.

Spent a good 15mins trying to decide where to go. Everybody wanted to do different things! Some wanted to go clubbing, but I do not club. At all. I won't. *stubborn look*

So, we just walked around manchester, looking at the sights. Thats the wheel of manchester.

Printworks. A place where all the clubs and bars are situated at. Good for watching weirdos walking around. Some are geli though. Jijik.

Wherever this is. I don't know.

Inside Tiger Tiger pub/restaurant. We only went in coz it was free entry. We didn't drink anything except for 2 people. Haha..stingy! 5pounds on average for drinks! Think i'd spend that money? Mad ah!

We went back to the apartments afterward. Played cards and drank Bailey's. Its like cream and alcohol.creamy alcohol? I dunno.I drank some but not too much, mixed it with goat's milk. I'm a good girl! Is it not said, do not be drunk on wine or spirits, but be drunk in the spirit of the Lord?

JOYFUL! JOYFUL!

Herald the arrival of the weekend with trumpets! Sound the shofar coz its 2 days of rest! For me anyway. yippee! whizzpoppers! i'm going out tonight with the usual suspects to manchester city. Haven't been out there for awhile except for that traumatic, somewhat smelly, ride in the bus. Anyhoo, chao. have a good weekend! i know i am!

"Thus, she set forth into the world, carrying a wealth of knowledge, yet not forgetting humility and brokenness. Carried on the wings of a dove, she sailed in tempests, unshaken. His voice, softly whispering, nourished her spirit. He provided her blessed company to share visions and dreams, and He looked upon them with pleasure and immense affection. Her spirit, child-like and dependent on Him, pleased His heart. She was content."

free things galore

I'm all fizzy today! i got free pens, a free alarm and a free drinking mug today!! see my mug?? yippee! i love free things. they're the best! got my books from amazon.com today too so feeling the kiasu drive already. i love receiving things..although i did pay a bomb for the darn amazon books. life's good. people are good. food is good. everything's peachy. like my new friends. like my teachers. like everybody. Praise Elohim!

pictures!

as promised, pictures! met new friends from japan and france. heh.



the girls. malaysia meets brunei meets china.

the lot of us in the kitchen. from top: france, malaysia, china, brunei, singapore, phillippines and japan!

beverly and i.

us. again.

crazy asians jumping around.

serious political talk. while eating mcflurries. =P

tour of manchester

today was nice! Due to some unforeseen circumstances, i was forced to skip class. Hee hee..really lah. unforeseen kay. anyhoo, bought a day-saver bus ticket and travelled around manchester city. didn't get down..just went round and round and round. Thing was, due to that unforeseen circumstance, i forgot to pack my trusty Crunchy breakfast bar and thus was faint with hunger in the bus. Really nauseated and faint. Tambahan pula, halfway through, this fat black woman wearing a shuttlecock came and sat in front of me. she reeked. she did. its true. like a rank piece of rag. like a smelly dog caught in a monsoon drain. i'm mean but its true.
manchester is not a pretty, quaint city like i hoped. nay. its okay but i love quaint towns. with cobbled walkways and horse-drawn carriages. ha ha. its pretty dirty in some areas, flashback to:penang.
anyway, got back..got invited to dinner with friends, blessed with loads of food. met new friends. went for walk with them. took pictures. (will post laters). got back to apartment. going to rest. then got invited for another walk with flatmate. okay, fine. have to socialise at some point right. so off we go again. another walk. shorter walk though.
feeling like a thoroughly walked poodle.

the beefs in life

i have many beefs. firstly, my heater is not working.again.
secondly, i can't watch the telly.
thirdly, people here smoke.alot. and i hate the smell of smoke.
fourth, i have so much work.
but, well, i must make a choice. look beyond the beefs. eat the steak.


Proverb of the day: Proverbs 19:11
"A man's wisdom gives him patience,
it is to his glory to overlook an offense."

"don't want to let go!"

just back from the wonderful weekend in a nice part of salford. sighs. i don't wanna go back to my hostel. noooo! i had another round of juicy, tender roast lamb with nicely baked potatoes and fried mince turkey. ohhh, heaven heaven. sleeping in soft cloudy beds with bulky duvets. watching tv and snacking on chocolate cookies. watching squirrels running around. walking around with a warm fluffy bathrobe. its all so warm, cosy and comfortable. now its over!! waaah!

blessed weekend

Thankful for the weekend. I'll be going to a house in salford, where soft lovely beds abound and there is a telly! So tired out by the stress and frustrations of this week. Twas an interesting day today, having had to carry out exercises on each other, you know, hip flexions, extensions, adductions, abductions. don't you know?? anyway, lovely lovely. will be away for the weekend in a proper house with proper beds and proper bathrooms. YIPPEE!

that tuesday

*gerammmmm* i've got loads and loads of studying to do. and i've got 3 assignments. practical classes are nice but the tutors use such bergaya words, anatomical terms i haven't studied yet!! i don't like not knowing what they're talking about. the ang moh way of teaching is so different. too used to being spoon-fed already. hmm...anyway, the lecturers assure us, assure us, we'll all catch up as these few weeks are overwhelming. i hope so.! or else.. and the nitty-gritty things like not having a printer is getting to me. i have to print out my papers..those people don't give handouts.! what?! each paper costs 5p! which is 35sen. can die! why is the malaysian currency so low lah......

anyway, the good thing is, and this gives me comfort at night, most of the other students are looking glazed too. =D except for a few older ones who have had experience. must study must study! us two kiasu chinese have been pestering different lecturers this week..and..we got a free physio book each! heheh! the wonderful side of being kiasu.

anyways, this is our class photo, taken today. observe the number of older folks.i'm one of the youngest. ooh, and right in front, in black is our nice year manager, Stuart Porter. the nicest teacher ever. and he's written & editted books. not bad leh. your teacher got write or edit books before anot?! =P bangga!

"going to church often doesn't make you a christian, any more than going to mcdonalds makes you a hamburger." haha. heard it on IFBN radio.

Sonnet 116

This sonnet is still my favouritest sonnet ever.

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:

O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.

Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.

If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

on a clear day.....

snapping random photos from my window. pleasantly unoccupied this sunday morning. my flatmates are making a ruckus with some guys in the kitchen. must try to study later. lotsa catching up to do. salford is a boring, polluted place. i wish i was in the english countryside. that would be pretty. well, make lemonade out of lemons eh. good thing is, i got over homesickness in one week. haha! i'm content.

manchester's an industrial town. all the ugly kilang-kilang.
u can see them in the distance.

on a clear day,
you can see forever...you know the song.

mary seacole building again. in front of it, the smaller building
with the green logo, is the Allerton building.

i walk down that path everyday, on the morrow. some folks
taking a sunday stroll. its the only pretty area i see everyday.

Psalm of the day: Psalm 144. Rescue me.

help!

ooh ooh, i'm itching to watch pride & prejudice BBC's 6 part series! i caught only the first 2 parts before i had to fly off. *geram* this version is so much better than the one with keira whatever-her-name-is. colin firth is much better as Fitzwilliam Darcy. the other guy just looked plain depressed all the time, with that perpetually suicidal look. someone please please tell me how to watch movies on my pc! i have, have, have to watch the whole thing.

Psalm of the day: Psalm 136. Thankfulness.

"what to do?" that is the question

its the weekend and i've got nothing planned. would love to go to church, but no idea which church and how to get there. roar! i guess its just toshiba and me for the weekend. my housemates been asking me to go out, but i'm not risking getting mugged or have my drink spiked in manchester city centre. lotsa weirdos running around in manchester. plus, its so expensive to travel and eat outside. for them its alright, but for me its times 7! 1pound=7ringgit. they must think i'm some weird asian who studies all the time and locks her door almost obsessively. another cho seung-hui. haha...well, hard cheese!

the little chef

i cooked! i cooked! and nothing was set on fire! woohoo! i didn't just fry an egg, if thats what you were thinking. yesterday i made cabbage soup, cooked rice in the rice cooker and fried luncheon meat. hahah! what an accomplishment. 3 dishes for a first timer. nyeh! thank Adonai Eloheinu, He led me to some nice chinese people, a brunei girl in my class, a singaporean guy, and a couple more china chinese folks. the south-east asians (all first timers, by the way) cooked. watch out for the master chef coming your way!

today's class was not bad. we got to manhandle each other, touching each other's butts and thighs. thats physio, people. touchy-feely. and mind you, we don't just practice on the same sex. unfortunately, none really really fit guys or really handsome ones either. =P. quite interesting physio is. the only drawback is that my fingers gotta be pretty strong to palpate people, and obese people will be pretty difficult. *gasps when i imagine it*

Psalm of the day: Psalm 121. lovely and lyrical.

He is good

1. I will exalt you, O Lord
for you lifted me out of the depths
and did not let my enemies gloat over me
2. O Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me
3. O Lord you brought me up from sheol
you spared me from going down into the pit
4. Sing to the Lord you saints of His
praise His holy name!
5. For His anger lasts only a moment
but His favour lasts a lifetime
weeping may remain for a night
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
6. When I felt secure, I said " I will never be shaken"
7. O Lord, when You favoured me,
You made my mountain stand firm,
but when You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
8. To You, O Lord, I called;
to the Lord I cried for mercy;
9. "What gain is there in my destruction,
in my going down into sheol?"
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
10. Hear O Lord and be merciful to me;
O Lord be my help.
11. You turned my wailing into dancing;
You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy
that my heart may sing to You and not be silent
Adonai Eloheinu, I will give You thanks forever. Psalm 30

of apples and sundays

went to church on sunday. twas alright. i spent the weekend with me mum and brother at a nice lady's home in salford. nice comely homely chinese lady with a chihuahua. and the beds in the house! oh my my my. so comfy. so lovely. like sleeping in heaven. after church we went apple picking! imagine..i've always wanted to pick apples just like peter & jane! and then, for lunch, roast lamb and ginger beer. i never liked lamb but this was deeeeelicious. mmm! well, glad to have found a fellow malaysian in my class although she moved to brunei some years back. not all ang mohs are friendly k? their values are not so good for a good nice girl like me. clubbing and drinking is not my thing. i prefer the church-going, tea-drinking, dog-loving types. =) anyway, had a nice sunday. i don't want to go back to my hostel. =( i wanna pick apples everyday.

am here.am cold.

i'm here! in salford. enjoying the english wet cold weather. how to describe it? bleak. just plain depressing bleak. argh. my feet are cold. interesting flight though, as seeing it was me first international flight. some drunken english fellow who gulped down so much alcohol but still insisted on having more gin and tonic. ooh, the food on emirates was quite good. never went hungry. and nice movies too! my fave, sound of music was playing. =D
no time for jetlag. sighs. went straight to register blah blah blah after arriving. walked everywhere. buildings are 5-15 minutes apart but walking is tiresome for a pampered penangite. somemore the weather so cold, windy and rainy. blah! in the end, my hair looked like some mop that had been involved in a typhoon.
good thing is, have nice housemates. nice english girls. very helpful. right now, am really thankful for my Bible. oh so thankful. and thankful for my loverly family who cushioned this traumatic experience. haha..otherwise i might have gone siao already. what with the having to sit on the plane for so long, finding out the weather is so bleak and most probably gonna get worse! have this feeling i'm gonna be thankful for alot more.
oh, i'm so tired. going to sleep. for now, bye.


here's some pictures for y'all.



thats the pub down the road.

mary seacole building, where i go everyday.
nice view of manchester, eh?

the appalling state of my room. i know. *sheepish grin*

the last day

leaving today. people asking me, "how do you feel? how? how?!" well, i don't know how i feel. but ah well, new place, new face, new phase, yah? yah.
plus, i've never been on a long distance flight before. feel like a jakun getting all excited about movies on the plane, plane food, taking off in the plane and what not. i hope they play my fave movies!
anyway, its goodbye penang and hello salford. nervous? a little. apprehensive? a little more. all tingly? a little bitty bit. =) well, i'll be seeing y'all.

good morning, sunshine!

Ahh, have you ever had one of those perrrfect mornings, where you wake up and everything is bathed in golden light. and the sky is the bluest of blue. the birds are chirping and the air is crisp! loverley. i wanna go to the beach or just lie on the green grass. minus the irritating semut kerengga lah. i shall miss these beautiful days when i'm stuck in the miserable cold of winter. oh well...

heerrree's zoe!

So this is my first post in my shiny new blog. What's this blog about, i hear you ask. this blog's created to gloat, to gush and to glory in. Also for my darling friends and family to keep up with my very happening life, as i will be leaving for the UK soon, very soon!