The deed is done

I submitted the form. I have officially told them that I am saying goodbye.
Hello, new life :)

Take That & party

I just watched Take That on TV. How they have aged. I used to like Mark Owen but he's looking a little scruffy now at 35. In fact, all of them look a little...too much for me to handle. But I must say that Gary Barlow's looking good, perhaps the best of them all, sans Robbie Williams.

Take That - when they were boys

Take That - no sign of Mr R Williams

Anyway, I just received my induction package. I am getting very excited about this. And I can't believe that everything will happen in 2 months. So 2 months from now, I'll probably be there! I don't know what kind of people I will have in my flat, or the characters in my course or any others I come into contact with. I just know that I'm looking forward to a break from work.

So I was just thinking about the things I would like to do, apart from completing the Masters successfully.

1. Watch a pop concert Did I mention that I would like to watch The Spice Girls? Take That is playing in London in November/December. Hmmmm...now why am I only interested in the older groups? It spells only 1 thing - age!
2. Walk If I am successful in my application for the flat, I will be walking everyday. Until I figure out where the bicycle shop is.
3. Salsa Aerobics I saw a group exercise slot for this on the uni sports webpage. Besides that, there are other things I can do, like Pilates and Fab Abs. Question is, am I fit for all that? Will I give up after 3 weeks? I went for Salsa class with flatmate before in Year 2. That was just that one pathetic session. Watch this space.
4. Beauty treatments I sound like a spoilt, vain brat but having been accustomed to my Little India treats, I'm starting to panic because there is no more Little India therapist to make me feel fab. The quest for the beauty therapist shall be part of my research project.
5. Play hostess to visiting friends I have some friends who have told me they plan to drop by for holidays. Sure! E-mail me.
6. Be a involved in a club/society For a life and for whatever interests-sake
7. Keep blogging To keep all you friends updated on what's going on. (See, Gabby. For you. Haha!! Are we still going to burn Wong Kei down? :p)

For now, it's truding through the mill. At least I know that once I've cleared all that, I have something to look forward to. Hurray!! Come on, take that & party!

Dum-dee-dee-dum

So I dropped the bomb on the boss & the boss in the office downstairs. What did they say? Nothing. They were probably speechless, especially when I have one other colleague leaving too. I'm not expecting anything from them. All I want to do is to finish up & wrap everything up at work, pack & go. Another 8 more weeks to the end of the school term. I'll get there..yesssss!!!

In the mean time, I'm getting a couple of things sorted. Firstly, I'm contacting the uni about fees because I've been offered a scholarship to offset a portion of my fees. And apparently, there is a discount if I pay up a certain amount before the end of July. I'm so impressed that all these can be done online. It seems that I can get registered/matriculated online too, which means I don't have to stand in line for 2 hours to sort my fees, fill up forms just to get my student card.

Next, it's accommodation. I found out that I will not be able to stay at my old place on Springfield Mount. I've been offered a place further away, some 30 minutes if I walk back from campus. That's not too bad since I don't mind walking. But you can be sure that I will never wake up 30 minutes earlier just to walk to class. NEVER! The bus will be choice of transport. Or perhaps, I'll get myself a bicycle :) The other exciting thing about the accommodation is that I've applied to be subwarden. Yes, that means I get to be 'nanny' to an assigned bunch of residents. Hopefully, I get it because that would mean that my rental will be greatly reduced as payment for my services as a subwarden. For telling people to keep quiet & ensuring nobody treats the place like a zoo, I think it's quite a good bargain.

The neat thing about it all is that I have 24 hour internet access because I have a network point that connects me to the uni's network. Woo hoo!!! So here comes the problem. I don't know what laptop to get. I need to get it before the end of the month so that I can claim an amount from my employers (ahhhh, for once I'm not complaining about them). My brother was telling me to get a Dell. This is what I found - the Dell Inspiron 1420
That aside. This is about my Mum. She's so funny. I never knew she was such a Coach bag expert. Just a week ago, I accompanied her to the hospital for a check-up & I spotted a lady with a really nice design which was Coach-looking. I pointed the bag out to Mum & she said that it's a fakie. And she started explaining to me the differences between the Real McCoy & the wannabe - the colours, the tags, the buckles, etc. Since then, she's been looking out for Coach-looking bags to comment on whether they are real or not. According to my Mum, the real Coach bag's colour is deeper/darker. And the tag doesn't look as cheapskate, however she defines it.

Anyway, twiddle me this, twiddle me that. I think I shall start drawing up a list of things that I want to buy to be brought along to UK. 8 more weeks at work..AAAHHH!!!