day one

today was totally awesome
i can't believe i survived the 13hr flight to London
airplane food was (silence) alright
i slept for 4 hours only
then we arrived at heathrow airport
when i was about to get a bottle of water
i saw "1.5pounds"

what?
i walked out of the airport and felt chilly wind against my cheeks
it was nothing like the artificial "air-con" in singapore
trust me
it was so natural
so natural as if it was something that resides in this place a quarter the time here
and it is indeed true

then we were on a long bus ride to cambridge
this was when i promised myself that i would definitely be back later in my life
i saw vast green plains clear blue skies horses feeding on grasses
cottage-like houses
golden leaves decorating the floor
fields fields and fields
i even wondered if this was all a dream
that i was brought to this beautiful town
i could look miles and miles and feel as if there was no such word such as "industrialization" or "modernisation"
it was definitely a breath of fresh air

i could live here
if i'm not who i am now
hahs

then we arrived at girton college
when i arrived, first impression was made
it was not as majestic and impressive as king's or trinity
but as you get to know this place better
i found that it's a very warm and home-like place
friendly. is what it should be named
if you really take a step back and enjoy your walk down the corridor or just simply look out the window i'm sure one would fall in love with this castle

i got to my room
there was no heater
and for once i thought i would be frozen by the next morning
hahs
nonetheless
it had a nice view
and a personal space

later on in the day i was brought to town
i felt like i was brought back to the olden times
i was in love with the preservation of the infrastructure right from thousands of years ago while modernizing at the same time
it was as if
they were too in love with this beautiful town that they would do anything to protect it's original look it was like a precious treasure to the people in this town and this is their way of showing love
to protect it from being lost forever
this was my impression of it

there were countless of castles (colleges) with rich historical background
great infrastucture beautified the place
we took lots of pictures
when we were hungry we stopped by this supermarket and grabbed a salad for 1.49pounds

what?
but it was delicious
healthy but delicious

then we went exploring the place ourselves and had lots of fun
we saw the unique telephone booth and mailbox of the sixties colleges special shops such as the joke shop bakeries cafe and the market place

secret: i bought postcards
from the post office of course
mommy daddy
it's a surprise

we then headed back to girton
we're supposed to have games but rain deterred us
so

dinner
it was suuuumptuous
can't believe i drank a small tub of milk
the cake was
diminishing returns
headed to bathe and slept
rather early
at 10.30pm

can't believe i was in such deep sleep that i could not remember accompanying stephanie to the toilet later in the night
hahs

great day
miss mom and dad