no water at guesthouse!

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Oxford, UK

today i had to change hotel, from the guesthouse opposite the office to Oxford Travelodge 6km away! and the reason? for those of u who fought battle with me in HLJ, read carefully… THE BOILER BROKE DOWN! there is no water! doesnt that sound very very very familiar??? and its happening to me again all the way in uk?? kns!!!

day 4 in oxford

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Oxford, UK

I VENTURED OUT TODAY… in search of petrol. i am left with 1/3 tank and 70 km from home.

 

anyway i drove to oxford city centre. it wasnt so pleasant to drive there. most of the roads are single lanes but there were many many cyclists. sometimes i find myself driving at 10-20mph just cos there was someone cycling in front. and the roads are really in a mess! most of the time when my satnav say ‘TURN RIGHT NOW’, i see a NO RIGHT TURN sign in front of me!!!

 

not very pleasant but at least i got a full tank of petrol, ready to go home for the weekend

 

 

day 3 in oxford

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Oxford, UK

i still did not venture out. i am lazy

 

my diet is also getting unhealthy. today i had 3 piece chicken and chips for dinner, from a fish and chips outlet next to office. there arent many eateries here. although there is a chinese restaurant serving cantonese and pekin dishes (frankly, i dunno any pekin dish myself except pekin duck), its usually closed for break when i knock off at 5pm.

 

and yes, friday is coming, i have to prepare myself mentally for the long drive home

day 2 in oxford

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Oxford, UK

MAMA!!! I AM DOWN WITH A RUNNING NOSE!!!! its so bad, my nose is running like a tap

 

Went to the pharmacy to get flu tablets. Not only China has “White + Black”, UK has “White + Blue” lor (Benylin Day & Night Tablets).

 

White for day and blue is for night.

 

2nd day at oxford and i have not ventured beyond a 600m radius. tonight, i just want to come back, take my blue tablet and meet uncle chow i had the big golden arches for dinner tonight again. maybe the article i posted earlier got it wrong. its not the british that eat the most fast food in this world. its those non british living here that has added to the numbers. in particular those non british that doesnt have a habit of weighing themselves! maybe those people got it wrong. they tot living in england = english. (that reminded me, when i was clearing custom in france on my way back to uk, the custom officer asked me, ‘Are u visiting uk or do u live in the uk?’ erhm… i replied,’ I am on work permit.’ he stared at me, obviously not very impressed with my answer. ok i tried again, ‘I am living in England.’ PASSED! he let me thru, the feeling was kind of funny… I AM LIVING IN ENGLAND??’)

 

tmr, i must venture into oxford city centre (1.6miles from office and my B&B) else when i go back to northampton, i would bt able explain myself

day1 at oxford

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Oxford, UK

today, i arrived in oxford after driving 1.5hrs, 44 miles from northampton. from my earlier entry, u know i dun look forward to this trip at all. i am going to miss my nice apartment. i am going to miss my big bed. i had not had enuff time to warm my couch and i have to unpack my luggage from my paris trip (the shopping goodies were still in the luggage last night) and i had to drag myself to pack for this dreadful oxford trip.

 

i arrived here tired cos i had to wake up at 5.45am and aim to leave my house at 6.30am. i dread the routine, i had to empty my rubbish bin and bring all the garbage to the garbage area outside my flat, in the corner of the carpark. i have to make sure i switch off all power supply. prior to the trip, i have to make sure i clear out my fridge of all perisables since i dun want to go home to a fridge full of rotton food. and i cant buy good food cos i wun have enuff time to cook everything before the trip.

 

i arrived at 8.25am. i parked my car at the B&B across the office where the oxford office had booked a room for me. It was so windy, my hair totally messed up by the time i found my way to office on my poor 2 legs. it definately wasnt a glam entrance. i did not know where to go. i was late, i arrived in office slightly before 9, office hours start at 8.30am

 

after i settled down (equal on laptop, connected to network), i asked the senior manager that i am reporting to the these 3 weeks for work. GUESS WHAT HE GAVE ME??!! an audit of a company that wants to list on the AIM!!! the business is carried outside UK, a UK holding co was incoporated and acquired all the shares in the overseas sub and the holding co is seeking a floatation on AIM?!?! doesnt it sound so familiar to some of u out there??? and while i was printing some minutes off the companies house website, guess what i picked up from the printer?? a copy of the prospectus of the project i am doing… haiz….

 

my first task today was to translate the company’s current set of financial statements from UK GAAP to IFRS. more haiz. at the end of the day, i was even more tired than in the morning. i dragged myself back to the B&B with a good mind to tuck myself into the bed without dinner cos i am really that tired.

 

but, THE B&B ROOM WAS SO NICE!!!! nice yellow lights, nice shower, big double bed with six cushions and four pillows!!!

 

i made myself a nice cup of nissan cup noodles (from paris) and rotted my night away in this chio chio room thats as comfy as my pad  

 

at least i ended the day on a nice note