Poppy Appeal

When I first saw it was in Birmingham during the Halloween day and then I saw many lecturers were wearing it. It was definitely made me curious.

So I did some research and found out it is called the Poppy Appeal. It is The Royal British Legion (a charity organisation) that organises a fund-raising drive each year before the Remembrance Sunday, the anniversary of the end of the hostilities of the First World War.

Poppy are also used as emblems on tombstones to symbolise eternal sleep. Above is a picture taken in Birmingham that the people lay the wreath at the Cenotaph. 11th November will always be a memorable day.


p/s: For those who are still going to Poppy’s Garden, Malaysia, eternal sleep-lah! Haha... Alby Thum!!

Maltesers for Clean Kitchen

I remember back in schooling time, classroom that remain the cleanest will get prizes from the principal or teachers. I never know it still applies even in University level.

That's Jane, our flat keeper which comes to our flat to do the kitchen and toilet cleaning every Wednesday. Well, she has been praising us for keeping the places clean almost every time she came over.

This morning as I went to kitchen, I found a note with a pack of chocolate! I guess the main credit should be given to two flatmates. They have been treating Jane... 'nice'. Haha.

Maltesers! I find it quite nice actually. It is not that the chocolate is very delicious but it's something else that been attractive. Jane is really a nice flat keeper. =)


p/s: At times I believe guys are cleaner and tidier than girls. Cheers!

First Liverpool Trip

This was a pretty last minute decision to go for the trip. It was a one-day trip organised by the Caribbean society that meant to visit the National Museums in Liverpool.

Merseyside Maritime Museum shows all the ships and history that built or happened in Liverpool back then, while International Slavery Museum is mainly about the Africans that were human-trafficking by the Western power last time.

This is called the Yellow Duck Marine, also known as Water-Taxicab where you sit in and go for a tour around the area.

Anyhow, we took the initiative to explore Liverpool’s city centre after finished visiting the museums. Well, we spent most of the time walking to find places instead of shopping though.

The Liverpool's cathedral. I simply love the architectural-style of the cathedral and cannot stop looking for one in every places I go.

As for Liverpool fans out there, there are plenty of shops here selling Liverpool merchandise. We also stopped by at the stadium to have a look at it.

The Chinatown here is much bigger than the one in Birmingham. I am still wondering why Birmingham has such a small Chinatown. It should have a bigger one I suppose.

A tour around the area when walking towards to the Chinatown. Simply find the buildings are nice and steady.

p/s: This trip is free as well. Haha.

Railway Card

I do not have any interesting things to blog about lately, so this actually came up. I know this sound silly to blog about a railway card but my peeps out there might be interest to know.

Anyway, this piece of ‘thing’ (the railway card) actually cost me £26 for a year. It’s called the Young Person card for those ages 16-25. It is a discount card which saves 1/3 on rail fares throughout whole Britain.

I registered it last month when I paid a visit to Birmingham. A normal return ticket cost £8.50 to Birmingham during the off-peak hours but with a railway card, it cost only £5.60! Well, it worth a lot if you travel frequently.

Luckily, I managed to make few copies of my passport pictures before coming to UK else it will really cost me to print it here. By the way, I got my NI numbers (National Insurance) already, I can work!

p/s: If purchase the rail ticket online few weeks earlier, it may be even cheaper. Cheers!

Internet Scam

Recently I felt for a website-scam, called the DazzleWhile / DazzleSmile. They put up a fake article about a ‘mom’ and advertised it in public websites and later attract you to sign up with them when a lot of hidden T&C.

To cut it short, you are paying more than what it was shown when you were ask for your credit card details and forced to fork out money every month after subscribed. I am still struggling and trying to minimise my loss. Since luckily I have cancelled it within 14 days, I just have to deal with the first shipment that they claimed they have sent.

In university, basically settle down with the FYP topic and got myself a supervisor. I got groups for my group assignments as well. Overall things are going smoothly and will get busy once the 5th week starts.

I did not acquire the genuine memory stick which I bought from ebay. That is the reason I never believe in buying stuff online, not that I will ever try before getting down here. Anyhow, the seller promised to send me the authentic one. I will just wait.

Nothing much have been happening lately, just some random daily stuff. I went to Liverpool last weekend, so hopefully I get to update it later. Cheers!


p/s: For more information about the website-scam, click on this KillPhising.

First Chester Trip (Part II)

This Chester trip was a free trip organised by the University. There were like 4-5 buses filled with our students. Most of them are from the Stoke campus and only 1 bus is from Stafford.

Chester Cathedral (Front View)

Side View

Back View

This is the magnificent Chester Cathedral, dating back to medieval time. It is situated at the very centre of the city. Awesome building. I have always love these kind of heritage buildings.

St. John’s Church, one of the oldest churches in England, dating back to Saxon times and probably stands on the site of an earlier Roman temple.

Nice flowers right outside the St. John's Church. Made me smile until so happy... so unlike my friend. The flowers killed your dog meh?

Nice architecture buildings in the town centre. It is pretty busy as well.

The Chester's gothic style Town Hall, with its tower and spire was completed in 1869. The building still retains its Victorian magnificence and is a prestigious venue available for public hire.

Lastly, a group photo between the Stafford and Stoke students in front of the town hall. To be frank, I have no idea who are most of them. LOL.

Another trip like this would be fun. Manchester or Liverpool next? :D

First Chester Trip (Part I)

Chester is a city in Cheshire that located at the North West of England. It was founded by the Roman after they invaded England in A.D. 43 and was named Deva (after a river).

A wall was built around the city as defence from the Welsh tribes in Wales. Most of the wall still survives today and are a popular tourist attraction.

Quite considerable amounts of land are owned by the Duke of Westminster. He has properties in Mayfair, London as well.

This is the Roman Amphitheatre. The amphitheatre is centre of entertainment during the Roman times. In keeping with most Roman forts, it is located at the south east corner of the fort.

I do not know what is this, but it looks like some building that I used to build when playing Settler 3 last time. Haha.

I could say that, most of the places in England are full with grass. Obviously the grass is much cleaner than those back in Malaysia.

Oh yeah, I am sure you guys notice the title. Yes, there will be second part about Chester trip. Till then... Cheers!