The big day was 07 Jun 12... i had my itinerary on hand and together with my parents heading to Penang International Airport...
My flight was scheduled at 1805 on 07 Jun 12...however, we ought to be arrived at the airport 3 hours before the departure time...
At the airport, it was the second time for me to meet my new friend Su Wei (Xiao Hui)...
Both of us checked in 2 luggage with size L and S for a maximum weight of 35kg for all bags checking in as we were taking Singapore Airline (SIA)... as for other airlines such as Emirates and Etihad, they get to check in 40kg...
My itinerary:
1805-1930 07 Jun 12 Penang International Airport to Changi Airport (MI0351)
2310-0750 08 Jun 12 Changi Airport to Manchester International Airport (SQ0328)
Total on-plane time was 01 hr 25 min plus 14 hr 40 min ~ 16 hr 05 min...
We get to go around in Changi Airport during the transit gap of 3 hr 40 min, we shopped for Doritos, introduced by Xiao Hui, tasty tortilla chips!!! ^^ **not available in Malaysia oo~~
During the flight, the meals are nice and i had all of meals and snacks... on the other hand, Xiao Hui very pitiful, she suffered from nausea all the way to Manchester and barely ate anything...
Cocktail~Singapore Sling is available on plane...it was nice and helps for my nap~~ ^^
The flight ticket costed RM3,899 plus RM102 for me to depart from London for return, there was a total of RM4,001 paid to the travel agent MSL Travel Sdn Bhd, there was a girl that in charge of my flight~Janet, she is a nice and friendly attendant, i met her when i went to purchase travel insurance for my stay in UK...
The travel insurance i bought for my stay in UK was Chartis Student Insurance~Superior for 5 months... It costed RM285... ^^
The total tuition fee that we had to pay Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) was GBP3811, however, we have paid 300 pounds when we registered so there is a balance of 3511 pounds to be paid in form of cash or bank draft...
Together with the tuition fee, i brought along a bank draft of GBP2400 and cash GBP600 for living costs...the bank drafts are required to bring along as for immigration checking purpose...some who are lucky might not checked by the officers but bring along for safety oo... ^^
By the time i bought my bank drafts and exchange for pounds in cash, the selling rate was 4.96...considered a little low at that time, lucky me~~ ^^
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| My boarding pass~~ a bit faded d~~ =p |
When we arrived at Manchester International Airport, there is FREE Wifi for usage of 30 minutes...there were two student leaders who showed us the way to the gathering ground, at there we met TARC friends from different courses...
That was where we met Chang Yin Fan (A Mei/Chang Chang) and Ng Joanne (Joanne) and we realised that there were just 2 of us arrived first and the same applied with them so we decided to stay together~~ ^^ it was a blissful and happy start for me~ haha!!
We stepped out from the airport when we were about to get on board the bus to our hostels, there was drizzling outside and we felt the COLD weather in UK~~ that was NICE~~ unlike HOT weather in Msia~~ hehe!!
We arrived at Charlotte Court after an approximately 01 hr 30 min bus ride~~ Andrew was in the bus with us and he is friendly and helpful, especially to GIRLS~~ =p
Xiao Hui, A Mei, Joanne & me were the first team to check in and we got ourselves lucky no. 9 Flat, it was situated at the back of the common room, which makes our windows facing the main gate... ^^
I was having Room 1, Xiao Hui Room 2, Joanne Room 4 while A Mei Room 5, Room 3 & 6 were occupied by other students...
When i walked into my room, i was SHOCKED~~ it was BIG!!
In Charlotte Court, if the corridor in the flat was having straight design, then the "Master Bedroom" would be Room 1, which have bigger space, double bed and bigger toilet as well... On the other hand, if the corridor was like a Y design, then the "Master Bedroom" would be Room 5...
I was so overwhelmed to have chosen the bigger room... unfortunately the double bedsheet that they provided cannot be fit onto the double bed, so i used blanket to cover the other side of the bed... ^^
There were Seniors Ujin and Monica helped us with our internet and we could always ask for their help when needed...how nice of them...
At night I unpacked and put my things nicely on the long table in my room...that was the beginning of my joyful days in UK~~ ^^
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| This was My Room!!! missed it so much~~^^ |
