Above is my room after the bed was made. Let the window ajar and the cold breeze will sip into the room! Eventhough it was summertime, it is still considered cold for many Asians like me. I wish Malaysia's temperature is half as comfy as this! To our surprise, the sky became dark only after 9pm, and it brightened up around 5am. Not sure it's because of jet lag or some other reasons, me and my friends were up at 6am on the second day and unable to fall asleep again! We ended up making a Facebook chat group named 'Sheffield Zou San' (In Cantonese it means 'Good Morning Sheffield').
We went out for grocery shopping on the second day to stock up some food for cooking later on. Oriental shops can be found in Sheffield, but price wise... It is wiser to bring over some food seasoner such as soy sauce and chilli sauce from Malaysia if you are here for a long stay. Chilli sauce, a must have in every household in Malaysia, was hard to source for in the UK. Even if u found it, it will costs more than 2 Pounds, a bomb compared to Malaysia.
One of our favourite retail stores - Poundland. As its name suggests, everything sold in Poundland costs only 1 Pound! This includes my all-time favourite 3 bars of Crunchy @ 1 Pound (equivalent to RM5, while Malaysia can only get 1 bar @ RM3), 3 packets of Kinder Bueno @ 1 Pound and even some toiletries!
Here is where our food supply mainly came from - Aldi! Not to be confused with Audi, which has the same pronounciation, Aldi sells refrigerated food and drinks at pretty affordable price, a boon for students staying nearby it. LOVE buying frozen fish fillets & chips here, 2.50 Pounds for 4 frozen fish fillet! Good for 4 meals! The cash-out counter here was super duper fast! The cashier will finish scanning your items before you can dig out the right amount of money to pay for it! That's why we preferred to use debit card when shopping in Aldi! Faster payment and no need to bring out so many cash too!
At the end of the day, this is the masterpiece my house mates created, our first home-cooked meal in Sheffield (BEWARE: Chips will make an appearance in almost every meal photo here in the future!):
Situated in the heart of Sheffield is the Sheffield Town Hall. A huge, beautiful opening space with mini fountains for the kids to play with. Many people will sit (or even lean) on the grass during lunchtime, enjoying the sight and summer's sun.
As a car enthusiast, I enjoyed watching European cars and also some unfamiliar brands such as Vauxhall and Skoda roaming the streets of Sheffield.
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| Our very own Proton Satria was spotted too! |
On my first Monday in the UK, it was the orientation day where students get to explore the precinct of Sheffield Hallam University (SHU). Well, it's not exactly what I'd call a compound but rather clusters of SHU buildings all over the Sheffield city.
We were sitted in a lecture hall, comprises of students from various programmes. Other international students were having their summer holiday, thus we were a little disappointed since some of us were expecting to get to mingle around students from other countries, to learn more on their culture or perhaps get their another halves, if you know what I mean!
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| Group pic before the orientation programme starts! |
NEXT UP - Classes & more exploration!
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