il Giardino Romantico

 

將自己關在寢室＋圖書館裡足足兩天，也是該出來走走的時候了。這兩天天氣超冷、溼氣也超重的。不適合出走。不過這天不知怎麼著，一早起來就見大太陽！若再把自己關在房間裡就太對不起太陽了。包包裡裝滿了書，帶著iPod以及不會太多但也不會太少的££準備好好來一趟難得的血拼歷險記。

其實我很宅。只是到了這之後，交了新朋友總是覺得要做什麼是不是要問問人家想不想一起去。因此除了圖書館之外，我竟然已經好久沒有跟自己好好相處。或許令人難以理解，一個人有什麼好玩的？我喜歡一個人。因為一個人可以聽見自己在內心深處平時聽不到的、見到平時在大眾面前見不到的－真正的自我。

This is the second time since I got here that the fire alarm had gone off in the halls.  This is the second time THIS WEEK that I have personally been in a 'fire drill'.  The first time it went off in the halls, I did not run out of my room.  Seeing that I just got here, and was still trying to get over my jetlag... I did not even get out of my bed because my sixth sense told me: THERE IS NO FIRE!  Fortunately, the fire engine arrived and soon left. 

On Tuesday, I was suppose to meet up with my MA mates at the library after lunch.  I walked by the library and saw a big crowd gathering in front of it.  Of course, I heard the fire alarm too.  But seeing no smoke, I figured 'it was a drill'.  Although, the fire engine did arrive, it left shortly after.  I found my MA mates standing outside the building, but the people wouldn't let us back in, so we left.

This morning, UK time, of course, the fire alarm went off AGAIN!  This time, it really got on my nerves because I had just woken up, and I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE MY ROOM!  I thought to myself, (here's the advantage of having your room facing the main road) if I see the fire engine arrive, then I will rush out.  However intolerable the sound was, I remained in my room.

This is an article that helps Chinese readers open a student bank account in the UK.

其實開戶手續還蠻簡單的。沒有想像中的複雜。你要想，英國每年有多少國際學生送錢進來。手續複雜的話，他們就損失多少呀！所以要來這邊的留學生們，不用太擔心。以下這篇簡短的文章可以幫助你輕鬆申請你自己的學生帳號。

首先，你到英國前手邊留點英鎊現鈔。其餘的看是要買旅支、支票、匯票，都可以。或是你要等開戶後在請台灣的家人匯錢過來也是可以的。

Looks fancy, doesn't it?


Looks can be deceiving...

Victoria Building

Dear family and friends.

雖然告訴自己花了這麼久的時間，花了那麼多的精神，花了那麼一大筆的銀子為的主要是完成學業。但，坐那麼久的飛機到了世界的另一頭，如果不趁機到處看看，豈不是太浪費了嗎？

Even though I kept on telling myself, the main reason why I'm spending so much time, effort, and money is to finish my studies.  However I would also be a waste if I flew all the way to the other side of the globe and leave without seeing anything.

目前收尋到的資料還不足以讓我安排更細膩的計畫。但我已經幫自己列出一些清單，提醒自己到了英國，這些地方要是沒看到就等於沒去！