Rice

Today is the first weeked in Southampton. Early in the morning already went out for 'lepaking' around. The shopping complexes open at 9.00a.m and close at 5 or 5.30p.m. There are so many new and interesting things for me. Advanced and very good quality. The price is considerably cheap. One thing I want to put up here. The Tesco in Malaysia most of them are big, but in UK here, I think the area is just half of it only, quite small.
Since we are in HVAC industry, just for your information, there is no HVAC system installed in most of the building. There are using natural ventilation due to cold climate here. But sometimes I really cannot 'tahan', feel stuffy! And most of the people wearing jacket or sweater, except me with singlet. Not to show off, coz I didn't bring.
Finally today I find egg fried rice in Tesco. Really happy to see it. Straight away bought 2 packets back. Although just the plain rice, but I really enjoy it. Everyday bread, pizza, nan,... miss the rice so much. 99 pence per packet, ok la!

Soton life

Today start taking bus to Soton. Very convenient and the bus follows the schedule exactly. The nice weather and smooth journey make my mood good today.

I met 2 Malaysian PhD students this afternoon. They spoke BM and straight away I asked them whether they are Malaysian. They invited me to the Raya Puasa celebration on the 3/10/08. Then, I will be meeting most of the Malaysian students in Soton there and then.

University of Southampton

Today is my 2nd day in Southampton. Yesterday 13 hours flight really tiring, and because of the time zone different, it makes my situation even worse. 7 hours difference. This morning finally stepped into the University of Southampton. It really like a town in the university. Everything is new to me, and they are more established from my observation.Their setup and facilities provided to the staffs and students are very advanced compared to us. I like the life style and working environment here. Perhaps can consider to work over here after my PhD.