Alive and well in Bristol! :)

Hello everyone who's still reading my somewhat dead blog!

It's funny how I have the strongest urge to update my blog during one of the busiest times of my life. I have a few pending homework to do now and it's only the first week of school! What have I got myself into..

Haha, kidding! :) As odd as it sounds, I'm kind of enjoy being busy, instead of lazing around doing nothing like I did for the past few months. Life is great here, I made awesome friends here (guess my fear of being forever alone is rather redundant now) and I am now living in the most amazing hall with a vast beautiful garden (plus, my room is spacious!)

Lectures so far are interesting but they are getting harder and harder each day. The lecturer took only one hour to finish a lesson which my previous A level teacher took a week to teach my class. It is THAT fast. I have a lot of self reading to do and I pray I have the discipline to sit down everyday and review everything back. My timetable is not too bad, there's a couple of hours each day for lunch and so it's not too stressful.

I guess the only downside in Bristol are the HILLS. I never knew Bristol is that hilly. The roads are so steep, looking at them makes me feel a little faint. And they still do, even after two weeks of staying here. I'm not the most athletic person ever and I struggle everyday walking to the faculty.

According to the accommodation website, a walk to the school takes about 10-15 minutes. When I signed up for my hall, I remember thinking  'hmm, that's not too far, easy peasy"

WRONG WRONG WRONG!

They forgot to add the warning "beware of steep hills and risk of fainting halfway out of exhaustion"

I timed myself the other day and it took me 28 minutes! WTH. And mind you, it's not a straight road all the way. And imagine walking uphill carrying groceries. Gosh, I wonder if my legs would ever remember how to walk on a straight road again or not. I'll probably float or something LOL

Haha, but apart from that, I love my new life here. I think I'm settling in rather nicely here :) However, I do catch myself missing my family sometimes. It's so weird not talking to them and seeing their faces everyday. Thank god for Skype but no thanks to time difference and busy schedule.

Anyway, this is just a super quick update. I should shower now and resume my incomplete homework. aiks.

Love you guys and see ya!