Home again..

It's been awhile since I posted anything after my Paris trip. If anyone wants to read about my Paris trip, please go to Travel blog.

I had been busy since I got back, as I had to go to work the next day. Therefore, I just haven't managed to have time and sit infront of the computer to type my blog. Anyways, I had handed in my one month notice and I decided to go back to Hong Kong for good (although it isn't something that I really want). Part of the reason why I am leaving is because I've got rejected from the consultant interview. I wasn't expecting to get the job anyways, but it is still disappointing as this is something that I have been dreaming to do in the end. Anyways, I will try again in a few years time, I know they are questioning about my experience as I know I don't have as much experience compare to a lot of other people. I won't be let this to bring me down, but I will keep trying again, probably next year or the year after. Hopefully, I will be able to get into this type of job.

These days, I just realise that I don't have much time in U.K. Everytime when I go and do my weekly shopping, I realised that I shouldn't get that many things, since I will be leaving the country soon. For me, I'm having this reality check and bring me to realise how close November is and I have no other ways to excuse myself to stay in U.K, especially I had already handed in my notice as well. This whole thing about going back to Hong Kong really starting to hit me and upsets me. I know i had been running away from all the problems in Hong Kong for years, since I first came to U.K and study, I've tried to hide away from the problem and never really want to face it. But part of me is saying it is time for me to face the problem and not to run away form it again.

On the other hand, I really don't want to go back, as I'm not sure if I will ever enjoy the life in Hong Kong. I got so used to living by myself in my own lifestyle, but going back means I have to live in other people's lifestyle, even though they are my family. I just think this will be really difficult. All my close friends are in U.K while I'm going back to Hong Kong. This is the time that I really need the support from my friend, yet I don't have them around me. I just think this is very very annoying.

Anyways, I should stop thinking too much about it. I should look forward to my Switzerland trip in October and really hope I can have the best remaining time in U.K.

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Paris tomorrow...

I will be going to Paris tomorrow, just visiting there for MacExpo. This is something that KitKit was hoping to visit and I am getting excited for that as well. It's been a very busy week, I had only spent 2 nights at home and I will be away for another 3 nights. But I think this will be a great trip, I just can't wait to be on Eurostar and on Virgin's 1st class again with KitKit. I should really start packing, but as usually I might cannot go to bed tonight, as we are going to leave early tomorrow morning.

For more details about the trip, please see my Travel blog.

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Home sweet home...

Finally, I'm home again, but I know I will be going to Paris on Monday, therefore it is time for me to catch up some household chores, i.e doing my laundry. I've managed to do three loads of laundry, which I am quite impressed about. Apart from that, I need some time to rest, unpack and pack again before Monday.

Although I know we don't have a busy schedule when we are in Paris, but I have to work the next day, which that isn't what I was hoping for. But hopefully it won't be as bad as I think, I hope I won't be dead tired after I come back from Paris.

In some ways, I am quite looking forward to it, as I want to get onto Eurostar again, as I heard there are some changes to it. It's been awhile since I last visited Paris. Last time I visited with Grace, her sister and Charlie. It was my first year in U.K and I truely enjoyed the time that we spent in Paris. It was just great. I cannot wait to spend my time with KitKit in Paris as part of my memory.

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Last day in Oxford

It's my last day in Oxford, I have been in Oxford for about a week now, just cannot believe that time flies so quickly. I'm going to go and yum cha with KitKit and BabyBunnie and take photos around Oxford and near Paul Kent Hall, where all my greatest memory were. As I realised that I didn't have a lot of pictures in Oxford and I just want to take some photos as my memory. I've come to realise again that I don't have a lot of time in U.K, I will be leaving very soon, so I just want to take as many pictures as I can before I will forget about my life in U.K.

I don't know when will be the next time that I will visit Oxford, hopefully I will go there before I leave, but I'm not sure at the moment. I'm sure that I will miss Oxford and my friends especially BabyBunnie and Jo very much when I go back to Hong Kong. Just wish that I can stay here for just few more years.

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Oxford - Day 4

KitKit and I planned to go out to city center to take pictures and go to yum cha. However, we were just too tired because of all the running around and the busy schedule for the past few days, and we decided just to stay at BabyBunnie's home to rest and surf the Internet. I think we just need to recharge before we can be bothered to do anything. Therefore, I just stayed at home, organising my graduation pictures and start typing my blog.

It was just a easy day, so if any of you wonder what I have done today, the answer was NOTHING!! Just chilled out for the day.

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My graduation

Moi in gown
Originally uploaded by matmatty.

It's finally my graduation today. I've been waited for a year and I finally manage to graduation from MSc. At one point, I was worried that whether if I can be able to get my master degree, as I had a lot of problems when I was doing my dissertation. Thinking about it, I really have to thank my family, friends and lecturers.

First of all, I really want to thank my family for giving me this opportunity to study my master degree, I know that I have been very selfish at one point, all I had been thinking was myself and myself. But I think without their support, I won't be able to finish this degree.

Secondly, I would want to thank KitKit for everything. He has always been around me and give the full support that I need. I think without his encouragement, I would have gave up already.

I also want to thank all my friends - Vivian, Jo, Yuen, Jimi, Tony, Hans, Emily, Nina, Kai, Jorn and many others that are not mention. It's been great to have you guys around me and provide me with help, it's been great to know you all as a friend.

Last but not least, the person that I want to thank for is David, who is my supervisor for my dissertation as well as the programme director of this MSc course. If he didn't give the chance for me to enter to the course, I will not be in this graduation and meet all these great people. Without his supports, I will never finish my dissertation and I might not pass my dissertation as well. To all of my family, friends and lecturers, I just want to show you my appreciation with all your support and want to say thank you.

Anyways, it was just great to see my friends and lecturer again today. It's been a very warm and hot day, I think too hot for me to coupe with, I was sweating like rain, couldn't stop. It was great for photos apart from my sweat and my pointy heels just decided to sunk into the grass when I was around the grass area to take pictures. Anyways, still mamaged to take lots of picture as you can see and went out for dinner with some closer friends to catch up about the past year. It's been a very long time since I saw them last.

There is the feeling of accomplishment during and after the graduation. This day will be long live in my memory and I will treasure every single moment of it. I think during the course it was a great experience, being able to study something that I like and meet different people around the world. It isn't just an experience but advance in my career.

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London trip - Day 2

Corus London Hyde Park
Originally uploaded by matmatty.

Honestly, I did thought of putting this post in my travel blog, but think again, I decided to put it in this one, just to make this as a complete week in one blog.

As you can see, this is the hotel that I stayed in this hotel, very nice and cheap, apart from the room was very warm. It wasn't bad at all. The reason that I decided to stay in London (it wasn't part of the plan) was because of the interview that I had early in the morning. If I stayed in Oxford, I had to leave Oxford around 6am in order to avoid the traffic jam and on time for the interview. Therefore, KitKit and myself decided to stay in London for one night, the decision was made last night and the hotel was booked around 4am this morning.

The interview was alright, it included a written and financial tests, which is quite scary. As I said to a lot of people, I haven't practice doing the calculations for awhile now, and it seems like most of them doesn't exist in my memory at all!! Anyways, I just think I have to hope and pray that everything is alright, I should hear from them by the end of the week. When I arrived to the company, I was greet by my friend - Jimi, who is working with this company at the moment. We had a nice chat, just a quick catch up about how everyone is doing. It's quite sad that she isn't going to come to graduation tomorrow, otherwise it will be great to see her again tomorrow.

After my interview, KitKit and I went to do some shopping, got a very pretty necklace (will post picture later), and I went for a hair cut. I just have to make sure that I am in my best during my graduation. I am honestly very excited about it and I just can't wait till tomorrow to see my friends.


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Vivian's graduation - Day 1

Viv's graduation
Originally uploaded by matmatty.

Apart from my own graduation that I have attend, I also have to attend Vivian's graduation. It was quite a nice day to have graduation as it was warm and sunny, just a great day for photo.

For some reason, she isn't that exciting about her graduation. I think I am just the weird one who gets very exciting and hyper about it. I just love to attend for graduation and I think this is an event in the life time and shouldn't miss it. However, it is quite different for her. She didn't order the gown, so on that day, we didn't know if we can be going to the ceremony. Anyways, we got there eventually.

Today wasn't only Vivian's graduation, it is also Manwai (my other best mate in Oxford) who is graduating as well. It's been a very long time since I last saw him.

I just cannot wait till my big day, but before that I have to go to an interview tomorrow. This is something that I'm quite worry about. I haven't touch any of the financial figures for ages now and I'm not sure if I still remember them.

For more graduation photos, please go to Flickr.

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Graduation week - trip to Oxford

This week is my graduation week, KitKit and I went down to Oxford to attend my friend - BabyBunnie and my graduation. It's been awhile since I went down to Oxford, I think I was here around August to visit my friends such as BabyBunnie until now. I think it is even longer since KitKit came back to Oxford, at least since Chinese New Year, where we came back for only day trip.

I cannot wait till see all my friends from Oxford and friends from the course, it has been awhile since I had seen any of them. It's BabyBunnie's graduation tomorrow, thats why I'm packing and getting ready to go to Oxford tonight. However, I have never had to pack so many things to go for a trip, This time is because its graduation and interview, therefore I have lots of things to bring with me, at least I want to look my best during all these memorable moment.

I will update more in my blog later on the week and show you guys more pictures.

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iPod nano

iPod nano
Originally uploaded by matmatty.

I was meant to put a post about this new iPod, but I kept forgetting about it. This is my new favorite, I just find Apple is amazing, I just love every single new iPod. It is quite interest, as many of you are aware that I am a huge fan of Sony, however when KitKit showed me a Sony mp3 player, I was like it isn't nice, it is quite true as what he said, Sony tried to design an amazing mp3 player but I just think it never got there. However with Apple, every single iPod can impress a lot people, including myself. And I really think now iPod is the new name of mp3 player, it just became the trend and important icon in the mp3 industry.

New nails... getting ready

Nails
Originally uploaded by matmatty.

I went to get my nails done today as I am getting ready for my graduation week. I will be going to Oxford later on today, just can't wait till I get there. Although I still have pack at all, hopefully it won't take too long and I won't forget to bring anything to me.

Apart from getting my nails done, I will be getting my hair cut as well... It's been awhile since I've cut it last time. I will take pictures once I've done it

No keynote in Paris MacExpo

Yes, I just totally forgot to mention this, there will be no keynote in MacExpo. KitKit is very disappointed, since he was really excited the fact that he can sit in the conference room to listen to Steve Jobs to present his keynote.

Anyways, as KitKit said, it wasn't too bad as we can do something else in Paris, i.e. shopping. I wouldn't mind to do that.

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One more week till...

It's been awhile since I've updated my blog again, I'm just getting lazy to write on my blog, perhaps it is because this new browser that I'm using. Previously I used Mozilla Firefox and now since I can get a free Opera, I've been using it for a few days now. And some reason blogger posting page isn't very good on Opera, so maybe that is the reason that I haven't post for awhile.

It is quite strange, as KitKit said, we tend to use the browser that are less popular, first started off with Mozilla and now its Opera. I just wonder what's next.

Anyways, I still got one more week till graduation, I just can't wait to see all my friends and lecturers. I can't wait till I can go back to Oxford and spend sometime to refresh my memories. I am planning to take a lot of pictures in Oxford, as I realised I didn't have a lot of photos in Oxford and KitKit got a new DC (a very powerfull one too). These pictures will be my memories in Oxford, although it was a bit late. At least I still have some photo memories in the future.

Just 5 more days to go and it will be my long holiday that I've been waiting for.

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