didn't print my notes for my linguistics lecture... so ran to the psyc building where i discovered i didnt have my UCL id... (but i managed to get in)
then i discovered that there were no notes to print... and so ran for lecture.
at the other UCL building... i had to beg the reception people to let me in =(... and got told off for being an idiot and not bringing id and expecting to get in...
then at the lecture we went through the coursework (worth 25%)... and i discovered that i probably did okay but not as well as i would have wanted [more or less missed the point for the last question]
then ran back to the psyc building for a statistics test... worth 50% of the final module grade.
and that's just the work bits. i'm clinging on to 'this is the day the Lord has made, i will rejoice and be glad in it' by my fingernails. bah. the alarm bells are ringing in my head... i got
anyhow... better finish posting about the trip before retreat... or else there'll be too much to talk about =P. so.
day 3 in lake district.
caught the train... disong was sharing one of his relationship stories so us various kaypoh people who caught a bit on the first night but i wasn't listening =P plugged in and reading the bible... so he said he'd tell me the story later lol.
so we passed rolling hills... and green pastures... and sheep... and sheep... and sheep.
and verses with sheep popped into my mind:
The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
~Psalms 23:1-3
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
~John 10:11
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
~Matthew 18:12-13
and the sheep were so cute and fluffy... and unconcerned... and comfortable... and God wants us walking in that kind of rest. wow.
we took the train to oxenholme to change to windermere... and and... scare of the day. i dropped my train ticket (but thank God i found it =P) so we reached windermere safely and found our hostel which was 5 min walk from the train station yay =).
the hostel was so cool! they operate on trust, the doors have no locks at all... except the front door - which is only locked in the evening... there's no reception so you go in, find the right room, stay in it and then put your money in an envelope and chuck it into a safe they have in the common room. it was really pretty and homely... (pictures are on fbook) imagine the amount of money the owners save on labour... just have cleaners to make the beds and clean up in the mornings... and come down themselves to clear the safe once a week. funky =).
before tt we decided to go on a hike somewhere and have a picnic... so we raided Booths for sandwich making things... ham, bread, cheese, strawberries, cherry tomatoes... and found Sticky Toffee... a cake thing... haha! we climed to the top of Orrest Head to see the view (it was raining then =S but disong and i prayed for the rain to stop... so i expected God to do somthing.) somewhere around the middle of the walk the rain stopped! and it had been pouring just a while ago! the walk was so pretty... autumn paths... and undisturbed cos we were there so early. at the top of the hill we controlled ourselves and ate the main course first - sandwiches - but everyone was eyeing the dessert hehehe. it was super cold while we were eating... nothing to block the wind up there. but the sun came out - like those inspirational postcards... shining through the clouds on the lake. meifang called it a 'holy moment'. so awesome. and i caught a still small voice 'this was made for you' with a smile on the inside of me.
i shall repeat disong's classic phrase 幸福的条件 (which first appeared at the first sticky toffee pudding) mmmm. hanging out with cool people and beautiful scenery... handmade sandwiches with love and Sticky Toffee *yumyum*... fantastic.
we went back down the hill around 2pm and back to the hostel. we were so tired tt everyone sat down and conked out =P finally dragged our butts out of the nice warm hostel close to 4pm to see whether we could get a boat tour or go boating or canoeing. but it was too late - and getting dark so the tourist centre suggested we just take a walk to the lake instead. and so we did. the scenery was really awesome! more leaf covered paths with overhanging branches...
we went back when it started getting darker... coming to 5pm... it was pitch black by 6pm... and walked into a toyshop and bought fireworks! [all these deprived singaporean kids... never set off fireworks before...] then the stomach called... so we went to lazy daisy's ... which had fantastic roast and lamb shank *mmmmm* AAAND.... *drumroll* Sticky Toffee Pudding for dessert. hahaha we were that insane about it. went searching for a field to set fireworks off in (and did)... haha and took videos of us setting them off [can't blame us i guess... deprived childhoods] before trooping back to the hostel (i think it was probably about 5 deg?) to plan for the next day cos we didnt cover much.
planned this amazing-race-ish thing for the next day... but disong's statement gave us a goal. even if we couldn't manage to cover all we planned - we had to have our last round of sticky toffee pudding - lol. we even did a cheer! 1... 2... 3... STICKY TOFFEE... WHOOSH!
thinking we could dabao lunch from Booths... grab a sandwich or something we ran out in 2 layers (after we had been freezing in 3 layers the whole day) at 8 plus... ran to Booths... and discovered it was closed!!! the locals must have thought we were mad haha. in slippers no less 0_0. haha. went back, showered and met up with the other group to exchange stories... stoned for a while cos we were tired - tried to do a bit of a 1000 piece puzzle but failed =P and just fell asleep hehe. 'eeeww gross dammit!' was heard many times that day... disong drooling on xinyi's ipod wires. gosh. (on the train and earlier in the afternoon nap as well... -_-"")
hehe by this time i spent... about 150 pounds in total... mostly on food. wow.
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