Moody day

Today when i step out from my house, there is a lot of forge. Normally i can see the mountain from my house, but today the visibility is very poor. At first i thought it is due to pollution( made me think of Malaysia weather). But the weather starting to get colder and its starts to rain. Its such a nice weather to sleep and makes me feel lazy . I told myself, i need to finish my assignment and start to study . I end up watching "Beauty and the Beast", makes me feel like a children again..Happily ever after,it is every girls dream...

I think few days staying at home makes me feel moody and boring. Hopefully tomorrow after submit the assignment, i can go and take a walk in the city even it is just window shopping. Let myself to relax for a while...But Nvm, at least i got two gingerbread man as my breakfast ..=) they look so cute and my friends say I'm so cruel, eating such cute stuff . First, eat their hands, next eat their legs and lastly eat their head...Haha..i feel like a monster ...(study still too bored already, starting to post weird stuff)

Study week

Now i'm having two weeks of study leave. We should used it for revising our syllabus, but we end up spending the whole time rushing for assignment. There are 4 assignment that will be due by the 1st week of September. Most of the student use the 1st week of study week to travel to Scotland and suddenly , the whole Charlotte Court become so quiet. But time passes so fast for the week, without noticing, all of them are back. Charlotte Court becomes normal already. Everyone is rushing for assignment especially for reflective writing.

Talking about reflective writing, its is mostly want us to reflect what had we learnt from the 3 months in UK. Actually the main purpose for creating a blog is not to enter the competition. It is for me to remember the life i had spent in UK. I am very grateful that i have the chance to experience the study life in UK where other people don't. Besides, it will also help me in writing the reflective writing. At least i will be able to remember what had happent for the last 3 months.

I hope i can quickly finish my assignment so i have the time to do my own revision. I hope i can finish the reflective writing by this weekend.

ACCA resutls

Early this morning , ACCA results had been release. I had been waiting nervously for the result. I keep on telling myself, if i fail the papers, i should not be sad cause i already predict it. I did not put in much effort during the exam as my heart belongs to UK. I could not concentrate on what i had study. But i still hope that i can pass all the papers.

Around 7am in Uk , one of my friend told me that the result can be check thru ACCA website. Before i open the result, i quickly call up Kuang Yaw to accompany me. The result is what i had expected ( i pass audit and fail performance management）．I was very sad and tears keep on dropping. Luckily , Kuang yaw was there to console me. He keep on encourage me to stay strong and try again next time. He even encourage me in his msn display messege--"U r the best in my heart!!Dun give up". Thank you "lougong", u are always there when i need you...(sorry, i made you skip class )

I will just be sad for the day and the next day i will stand up and fight again !! Congratulations to those who pass their exam and to those who did not pass, let us work hard together and pass it all.

Negotiation Skills

During FDM , we were given a case where both the company have intention to merge. In the seminar class, each of us is given a role and we need to carry out a meeting to discuss the partnership. I was given a role as the observer (i'm responsible to observe the way my group member discuss during the meeting and observe whether is there any conflict arises or difficulties in the process of arriving at an agreement.)

From my observation, some of the people tend to be dominant, and some of them tend to be more tolerated. Usually conflict will arises when one of the parties are not satisfy with the condition and terms. It is very fun to observe how people negotiate especially when my group members are arguing over small things.

As our lecturer said, negotiation skills are very important in the real world. It happens around us, not only for business purpose but also in our social life. A case in point is where should we go for the weekends or what should we eat for dinner. The best outcome is to have a win-win situation; however it usually does not happen in practical life. Normally there will be a party that will tolerate and accept the offer.

In the end, I think that this session is useful as it prepares for our future. Although it will be more complicated in the real life and we are just given a simple case to discuss. However, I am able to get the feel before I enter into the working life.

Kinder Scout

Today, our plan is to go to Kinder Scout. My legs are so pain after walking the whole day in Castleton, hope i can finish the route in Kinder Scout. Our plan is to take a train to Edale and head to Kinder Downfall and Kinder Reservoir. I did some research over the internet and it say that we need 6 hours and 30 minutes to finish the route.
When we arrived at Edale, the first stop is to go to tourist information center to get the map ( prevent us from getting loss). We were asked to buy a map which i think is useless...but at the end we also buy a map. Actually, we just need to walk around and ask for direction which is more useful that looking at the map ( too messy and confusing..hehe..i'm poor in reading map and have no sense of direction...better to rely on guys=P).

This is the map of Edale town and ways to go to Kinder Scout and we just follow the map. We follow Pennine way to head to the top. Its is such a long journey and there are many "bomb" (lamb shit) that we need to be careful not to step on it. On the way, we met a long of "ang mo" climbing the mountain also. We ended up just follow them...The scenery here is nicer than Castleton. We are surrounded by a lot of mountains, trees , river and waterfall.
Then we need to climb up the hill thru Jacobs Ladder. The journey is so long and tiring. Luckily i have the determination to reach to the top, if not i scared i will give up halfway.

Finally, i reach the end of Jacobs Ladder. I already lost counted of how many stairs i walked. I am exhausted and feel like finding a place to sit down. However, i know that if i sit down and rest, i will feel lazy to continue the journey so, i give up resting and continue to the top. My legs already feeling numb but i just keep on walking like a robot.At last, i reach the top of Kinder Scout. The mountain is higher than Man tor and i am able to see Castleton from here. The top is very cold until there is no plants that can survive. There is only rocks and sands and some grass. Me and Kuang yaw have our lunch here, and it was so cold and windy that i almost froze to death. We hide behind the stone and have our lunch (bread with ham ) while waiting for our friends to reach the top. After lunch , we head towards Kinder Downfall. However, it was raining too heavily and we are unable to find the road path and plan to head back before we get lost。
On the way downhill, i got pass through a lot of stones and some of the stones even looks like a face. The stones are so huge and i look so small standing beside it. It takes us less than 3 hours to reach Edale cause we follow the short cut way ( walking down the hill with 45degree radian ).

Our group photos on the way back to Sheffield( every1 of us looks tired)

Have a nice journey 2day ...but i miss the most important part which is Kinder Downfall. I plan to go again during September with another group of friends.

Castleton day trip

Our lecture, Mr Denzil Watson always recommend us to go to Castleton. Since that day, I have been planning to go to Castleton.

When kuang yaw come Sheffield, i plan to bring him to Castleton for the first day. Me, kuang yaw , Chien Hui and Jing ying depart from bus station around 11am and reach Castleton around 12pm. Castleton is located inside peak district( one of the national park in UK), no wonder on our journey to Castleton , i saw a lot of mountains. The scenery is astonishing and breathtaking. I also saw a lot of sheep and cows eating grass. At last, i reach Castleton. First time i'm sitting on a double-decker bus. I can see a lot of wonderful scenary from the top but will get dizzy after a while.
Its lunch time ...I wake up early in the morning to fried rice. Not really tasty , but overall still can eat cox i'm super starving. We found a nice place near the foothill and settle down for lunch. Its so relax to have our lunch while appreciate the mother nature.After lunch , i went for one of the attraction in Castleton , which is Treak Cliff Cavern. Inside the cave got a lot of blue john stone and stalagmite.It is very cold and wet inside the cave. When we reach the middle of the cave, all of the lights are switch off for us to experience the mining workers when they are digging the stone. It was totally dark and we can't even see anything.

After the cave tour, we headed to our next attraction which is man tor. Its is the highest mountain in Castleton and its takes us 1 hour to get to the top. yeah..i reach the top . Its so scary to sit on top of the stone , especially the wind is so strong. Scared i will be blown away. When i reach the top , i feel so delight and satisfy.All the tired journey up to the top was worth it. From the top , i can see the whole Castleton city and also Kinder Scout.

Its time to head back to Sheffield...what a tired journey .....and tomorrow i'm til going to Kinder Scout.

Finally ....

Finally, my bf plan to come Sheffield ...I was waiting for this moment very long , since i always go to Liverpool and find him. Yippie...I'm so exciting. Got so many places i plan to bring him go . (i.e. Chatsworth, Castleton, Kinder Scout...etc). However, so many places to go but too little time. But I'm very happy that i am able to show him the place i studied and live when i'm in UK. I think that Sheffield is a very peaceful and beautiful city and the people are more friendly compare to others places in UK.