Snow!

Scarf, hat and mittens, check.

From the main entrance of my flat.

Trees and bushes capped with snow; and grass blanketed with snow.

Perfection. Taken from my window.

And lastly, me, with snow drops framing my face.

Beauty.

The beauty of a woman

isn't in a facial mole;

But true beauty in a woman,

is reflected by her soul.

Is psyched.

Now I add London to my go-visit list in December and January!

New Year's eve and New Year's day to be exact.

And now just for laughs:

:)

:D

^^

V^^V

Yay!

Silly old bear.

And they were playing Keane in the background! Very surprising and tasteful.

Have I told you that I absolutely adore Eeyore? :)

I can't wait to catch this one; a very welcoming break from all the 3D animations that is the craze today.

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update:

I remember how Hui Li used to love Winnie the Pooh and had a pencil case full of Winnie the Pooh stationeries.

Hui Li, I wonder if you remember giving me a belated birthday present out of your blue pencil case? I still remember you rummaging through the things inside and then gave me this box of Winnie the Pooh pencil lead.

I still keep it until today. Haha.

Ah, memories that make me smile to myself.

The surprise visitor.

A dragon came to visit me yesterday evening.

Smiles.

When I was at Notts on Saturday, I went shopping at H & M at their store in Lister Gate.

I needed to hunt for some key pieces for my wardrobe, to exchange a shirt that I bought on their website that came in the wrong size and to return another online purchase.

When I was at the counter, the lady who served me reminded me of someone. Not any ordinary someone, mind you. She bored an uncanny resemblance to a younger NAOMI CAMPBELL, the supermodel!!

The similarities didn't just stop there. She was so tall, I think she'd be at least a 6 footer; and so stylish. She already wore fur! Its not officially winter yet, but one of this season's fall and winter must-have is fur. I have yet to see anyone (let alone a store assistant) wear fur as yet. Her other colleagues were wearing err... the usual attire - leggings or skinnies, long top, cardi, name tag and heels.

She even sashayed gracefully like a model and I wonder if she is one.

At that point, I so wanted to tell her that I think she looks like Naomi Campbell. I deliberated for awhile and thought that I should just say it, as she seemed friendly enough. I'm not usually like that, telling strangers that I think they remind me of someone.

So, after some friendly banter, (the British are very polite people) I said to her, "I think you look like Naomi Campbell!"

And then a smile broke across her face. A very appreciative one. She beamed at me and said "Oh thank you". And she kept on smiling. I could tell that she was very flattered and took it as a compliment. I wonder if anyone has ever told her that.

It was great to make someone so happy even with a simple comment like that.

Just thought I'd add this on as I had forgotten to write this in the previous post. :)

On hindsight, good morning world. It is 9.42a.m. in the UK now. Time to hit the showers!

My croaky hello

Hello, all. I'm back in the blogsphere.

In case I left you puzzled with the post title, I've not turned into a frog and disappeared under a rock. I just lost my voice and hence, the post title. Hey ho.

This has got to be the most unproductive days of my life.

The chronicles:

I woke up to find that it was 12.35nn. Part of me was glad that I managed to sleep very soundly throughout the chilly night and had fought the bothersome cough. On the flipside, I've slept for a whole 12 hours. A bloody half day of precious daytime gone. It has been getting dark very early since the beginning of November. We're talking about 4p.m. evenings, people. The sky's pitch black at approximately 6p.m., as if its midnight.

I didn't get to vacuum my room and do the bathroom cleaning. That'd had to be pushed to Monday. *sighs* All I managed to do was some laundry and folded some clothes.

Was even lazy to cook and boil water, but my sweet flatmate has taken care of that. She left some yummy pasta for me, so all I had to do was heat it up for dinner. Thanks, Deb! I also had cough syrup for chesty coughs (yes, that is how bad the cough is) thanks to Narvin, another one of my housemates. :)

The bus ride back from Nottingham had exhausted me to the last fiber of my being. It was a fantastic, fantastic trip, nevertheless. I got to soak up the beauty of the university campus, city and houses. Had a retail therapy session as well. Thankfully it was sunny that day (but still cold) and the grounds were dry. It was autumn at its very best.

Even the road names intrigued me. Maid Marion and Robin Hood, names like that. Sadly, I didn't get to take many photos because I was all excited and pressed for time. It was just a day trip. Pictures coming right up!

Met up with the HELP friends and also Julian, Abir and Alethea from college. It was great to see you guys and I've missed you guys even more after that.

On a happier note, its reading week this week! Literally, we are expected to stay back, open a couple of text books, and well, read. However, most people are off to soak in the last rays of autumn by way of holiday escapades. Haha. But not me! I'm going to stay behind, away from the chill and ferocious winds. Gotta cure thyself from the irritating cough and get back thy voice.

Am looking forward to spending Christmas in Leeds, and possibly Manchester and York!

Okay, enough of ramblings. Here's Nottingham! My photos didn't do it justice, the place is much more captivating in real life.

Julian!

The beautiful campus lake.

I love autumn.

The university's administrative building.

The famous Nottingham clock tower; synonymous to the University.

Love old architecture.

The theatre.

Undergoing uplifting. See how the Brits preserve their old buildings?

In the heart of the city centre.

I love double decker buses. You don't get them in Aber.

There! Been there, done that.

Now, gotta make a mental note to do the backlogged chores. And oh, studying!

Till the next time I update.