Manchester Day 1: Getting settled

Phew! today was exhausting :(

They don't even let us off on the first day of term :(

Oh wells, I shall not digress

This is a post about our invasion of Manchester! :)

Yeap so the crazy bunch of us arrived there

towards the early part of the afternoon

We then proceeded to

wander around hoping to find our accommodation

navigate ourselves using our hi-tech GPS systems

and found our hostel in no time! :)

So while Philip was settling all the boring stuff,

the rest of us did some snooping :)

Scary-looking ancient lift :p

The dining areas...

 

The recreation areas...

 

then finally we get to go up to our rooms

and put our stuff down! :)

I would say its altogether quite worth it :)

For £56 for 3 nights,

we get comfortable beds with duvets,

a heater, hot water showers,

all-day unlimited coffee, tea and toast

and free wifi (although there's only signal on the first 2 levels).

OKAY la, considered quite good already for that price :)

Then we went out jalan-jalan cari makan

 

 

We found Chinatown,

which wasn't very far from where we were staying.

Actually, we kinda live in the middle of the city,

so we walked everywhere and never took the bus :p

(hah, all that practice walking to and fro between QMC and BGP pays off)

 

We decided to eat at this place called Wasabi

which, according to Ju's friend,

has really good Japanese food.

 

 

 

Well, for a start,

the food was pretty good and the price was reasonable,

so no complaints at all :)

 

Then it was getting pretty dark outside

so we didn't hang around outdoors for long

before heading back to the hostel.

Okay, so that's the end of the beginning :)

More tomorrow, I promise.

Today's just been crazy and I'm dead tired.

Bleargh :p

Back from Manchester!

Yay so I'm back in Nottingham :)

Although the trip was good,

I actually miss my room and Notts so much :p

Okay I have an absurd 700+ photos

from only 3 days in Manchester.

Ridiculous =.=

It would be impossible for me

to post everything up in a day.

So I'll split my posts up into

a post a day for a day I was there.

On second thought,

that's still too long.

I think I'll post up based on events instead :)

Yeap, that sounds much more feasible :D

OKAY,

hari ini compile pictures dari cameraman sekalian

dan filter dulu yg cacat punya.

Esok baru mula post okay? :D

Stay tuned and see you all tomorrow :)

~Butterfly~

My name is Julian Ee, I'm a student at University of Nottingham Malaysia. Its just a place somewhere in the world, maybe it might be like your world. maybe if you look closely you might see someone that's like you,
someone that looks up to the night sky in search of stars every night, in my case-looking out for this butterfly every now and then.
Every night before i say goodnight,i look up and tell myself,
'i'l do anything to have a day like that'.
Hovering around in the sun's sweet ray, you would awaken to the flickering of its wings. Beautiful and gracefull yet enchanting
... it leads you to the sunny side of life,
leads you to the Sunshine that you always knew..
I just want to hold on to it,
Its all i need.

What a relief!

So our exams ended yesterday,

and we decided to head down to the city

for a scrumptious celebratory lunch

and maybe some exploring around Notts!

We decided to go to Las Iguanas for lunch... :)

 

 

You can get a better look at their menu here :D

 

Good company is always a must :)

Wai Kwan (the 27-hour sleeping record holder) :D

Gel-gel :)

Phillip :)

Kar Loon and Abel a.k.a. Jason a.k.a. Kevin :D

Biaobiao don't want to show face to camera

so I threaten to bite him :p

He doesn't relent :(

Then Gel also tries to get him to open up to the camera :D

She tries to camwhore with him, lol.

 

 

 

Okaylah, jadi-jadi sikit :D

Then our food came! :) :) :)

First is my Pescado con Coco £11.40 
Fresh haddock, fat Chilean blue mussels in their shells, crayfish tails in a light, fragrant saffron & coconut broth with little new potatoes, cannelloni beans & baby tomatoes

Next is Philip's  
Roast Duck and Caramelised Onions Enchilada £9.70

Hand-rolled tortilla smothered in a homemade smoked chilli & tomato sauce with melted cheese, served with refried beans & garlic & coriander rice 

Then it's Gel's  
Spiced Chicken Breast and Cheese Chimichanga £9.40

Crisp, handmade tortilla parcel; a Mexican favourite, served with homemade salsa, guacamole, soured cream, garlic & coriander rice & refried beans 

Up next, Kar Loon's Puerto Rican Paella £10.70 
Traditional dish of rice in a sofrito of tomato, garlic, saffron, onion, peppers & cayenne with chicken, smoked pork and garlic chorizo, squid, salmon, prawn and mussels.

Then, it was Wai Kwan's Burrito £7.90 
Hand-rolled tortilla topped with melted mozzarella, smoked chilli & tomato sauce, soured cream, guacamole & served with crisp salad. Filled with rice, cheese and shiitake, portobello, button and oyster mushrooms.

Last but not least, Abel's Tapas (3 dishes for £12.60)

We picked

Rioja Chorizo £4.90
Traditionally made smoked pork & garlic chorizo, braised in rich Faustino Rioja wine,
served with bread to mop up the juices.

Calamares £5.00

Sliced whole baby squid in our crisped cassava crumb, with creamy aioli.

Albondigas £5.10
Authentic & indulgent Patagonian-style lamb meatballs with apple, nutmeg & mint, braised in
a light tomato & red chilli sauce, served with parmesan-style cheese.

Happy people with fantastic food, 

except Abel, who's not very happy posing for the camera :p

We positively cleaned up the place! :D

The food came up to about £55,

coz we had a 20% off voucher from Studentbean

(it's wonderful being a student here, discounts everywhere!)

and it was well worth the money,

coz we shared and everyone got to try everything! :)

Then we parted with Phil and Kwan,

and headed to Asda in West Bridgford,

and looked like we were going to have

a pizza + alcohol party

(but that was not the case, of course

everything was just cheaper than usual :D)

Oh we were stopped at the checkouts for ID

Gel and I had ID to show,

but Abel and Kar Loon didn't.

and they didn't let us buy the alcohol,

because not everyone in the group had ID

=.= swt.

So Gel and I naughtily sneaked back in

grabbed the alcohol again and paid

with the two boys waiting outside, out of sight, lol.

then we went home and unloaded everything,

and decided to take a bus out to... nowhere

since our NCT cards were already swiped.

We later decided on Morrison's in Clifton

So anyway,

I bought cereal again :p

whaaaaat.... Special K was half price at Morrison's =.=

so adding that to the two packs I bought at Asda,

whaaaaaaat... it was Asda's house brand =.=

and the pack I bought the day before at Sainsbury's
whaaaaaaaaat... I ran out of cereal =.=

I now have 5 packs of cereal

and my milk expired yesterday.

I can't buy more milk,

coz I'm going to Manchester tmr.

Sigh.

Cereal's just gotta wait.

Okays that's all for now

Next post when back from Manch :)

See ya! :D