Fie on Arriva Buses

Well, i know this is something i tend to complain about constantly. But if arriva buses are so incompetent and so unreliable, then i am left with no alternative choices.So myself, lizzy and isa leave the Lodge at 8:40am, as the bus is supposed to arrive at 8:45am. The reason we get out so late is because we are absolutely sure the bus will not turn up before scheduled time, and if it manages to (this is the point where we should all party, cos it never happens), it should wait until the scheduled time. So, we set out to the bus stop and see there are a few more people waiting for the same bus. So its clear that the bus still has not turned up. So, we wait in the freezing cold in the bus stop for our 'favourite' bus, X44. It's now 8:50am, and the bus has still not turned up. 8:55am... oh no! the lecture starts in 5 minutes! We refuse to take a taxi, because we have paid £55 for a stupid bus pass. So we continue to wait. 9am.. What do we do now?? We decide to give up on this lecture, walk back to the room and snuggle under the warm duvet. Oh! but what do we see approaching us?? is it a car? is it a 110?? NO! its the X44!!! We were 15 minutes late for the lecture. To top it all, another incident with the X44 occurred on my way back from bretton. The X44 skipped my stop. Yes.. it stopped a couple of meters away, but still. I pressed the button a few seconds before it was supposed to stop. I stood in front of the bus and yet the bus continued. Had i not asked him why he didn't stop, he would have carried on !! Conclusion and Moral of the story: DO NOT TRUST ARRIVA BUSES.

Bretton Hall and all the snowness!!!

Well... this friday, Kshama and Pavithra, my two friends from the main campus came up to meet me and also to see Bretton Hall before we finally close down at the end of the year. It was perfect, because that day, Bretton was quite white.. i.e, it had some snow.. Not much, but atleast enough to have some fun..!! I have put the pictures below... anyways, other than that, we came back and planned on having a movie marathon, but failed due to this thing called sleepiness. But we did manage to watch 2 films.. anyway.. thats all for now.. enjoy the pics!!

Apta Shirali and me in complete randomness and boredom

Fruitoholism

yes, thats too many to take in less than an hour, I am aware. It was 15 of them. I had finished a whole bag of them! The level of citric acid would have probably exceeded the desired amount for three weeks even, but I did not have any problems whatsoever! Does that mean I have now officially become a fruitoholic? meh. who cares? as long as what goes in me is not junk food, I am fine.

A devilish night

As usual, awoke at 2pm and played Funeral Quest. Thou who made me an addict to this game shall repent. And thou shall not be named for she knows who she is. Anyway, then i had to get ready for a birthday party. We suddenly decided that we would dress up as something completely different. Not surprisingly, I was the DEVIL. So, I decided to wear a black t-shirt and black trousers. But then, was forced to wear a black skirt instead. Then, my lovely friends decided to straighten my hair much against my wishes. This was the result: Then, I had to get ready... after which, i looked like this: scary, yes i know. Overall, party was good, though i wish more people had turned up. Laters! xx

ULTIMATE DREAM HOUSE

Well, I am glad to say that we have finally found a house that all three of us really like in Argie Road. We will be signing it tomorrow!! Should be good, am looking forward to it!! Been drinking a whole carton of orange, peach and passionfruit juice in one day!!! not good! but nevertheless, healthier than coke and the same. Anyway, thats all for now. more later! honest!!

Trip to London

I haven't updated in a week. Yes, i know i had my extended holidays, but i was in London. The weather in London was MUCH better than it was is up here in Wakefield. Its less windier, but just as cloudy. I hate current weather in UK. It is very very very very depressing... in London.. people have been killed due to the storms, tube lines have been delayed or even suspended, rail lines have been delayed... so transportation was a big issue for me. So... until friday, i did not stir out. However, i could not take it any more on friday, so i met up with Sakhee, Manu and Nisarg. Met sakhee at Old Street. Now, she did tell me that she will wait for me on the platform, so i don'g get lost! So i waited for approximately half an hour, praying and hoping to god that she would turn up. Sadly, unlike the MTR, we do not get signals for mobiles in the underground. So, since i had a Day Travelcard, I decided to go out and make a call. So, I went out and called her. My beloved friend had decided to ditch me and remain in her room. So, I immediately ordered her to come and pick me up. She did. Then, we had a chinese take-away.. sitting on the street.. was an interesting experience. If you are seen doing that in India, either you will get highly contaminated, and/or you would be considered a beggar by fellow passers-by and would be given atleast a ruppee by them! Anyway. Then, myself and Sakhee went to, or atleast tried to go to the Indian Embassy to meet Nisarg and Manu. Obviously Sakhee's geography is terrible so we didnt know how to go there. So, we got the guys to come meet us where we were. When they finally came, we just hung around randomly, talked for a while and then we split up at around 5:45pm. Sakhee dropped me off at Old Street tube station. I then had my long journey back to croydon... London Victoria to Croydon. I hate all these long trips late in the evening (well, to be fair, it gets very very dark out here very early!)Then, as I left the East Croydon Station, I thought I'd call up Niraj, a friend from Jain International School, since he finishes work at around 7pm. I had reached the station at around 7:15. So I called him and we met up near the station for a short while and then we went our own ways. It was nice meeting him after a long time! Anyway, and then, comes my Mobile Saga. Thursday night, I was setting my alarm and accidentally switched my mobile off. I switched it back on and it asked for my password. I forgot my password as I never switch the phone off. So I tried several combinations, after which my sim card got rejected. So, on friday before I met up with the guys, I went to Mobile World and they said that the person who bought the card had to be present. It was in my father's name, so I had no choice but to buy a new card. My phone should have been activated by 1pm, but did not get activated till 2:30pm. This was quite pissing off, as I was to be meeting Sakhee then, and did not have any way of communicating. But Thankfully, my phone got activated by the time i reached London Victoria from East Croydon. Basically, I was able to meet up with the guys and have fun. I feel that since i have been having a mobile phone for years, If i didnt have one that worked, it would make me literally handicapped. I just cannot survive without a mobile that works! I feel really unsafe (especially in a place like the UK where it gets dark at very early hours). Atleast at home, I have the car and so without the mobile I COULD survive... but here I find it impossible. Anyway. Now I must lay on thee bed and shut my eyes to rest for it is 2:40am!.. so goodnight!