Currently feeling very stupid while checking my mail for the first time this term. I had been trying to turn the key in the lock, but it wouldn't budge. Hence I asked the receptionist to change the key, but all she did was get up, walk to the mailbox and turned the key the other way to open it. And to add to the humiliation, she had asked me how long had I tried it for, which I had duly replied with 'quite a while'. D'oh.

I've also been watching a lot of simpsons recently, eating doughnuts, and getting fat. Evidence indicates i'm channeling the spirit of Homer. Add the fact that I've been missing lectures in preference of sleep, and have become less motivated as the term progresses. This is hardly what my parents paid for. In saying that though, the doughnuts in Harrods were very good. 

Weather has been freezing, and I'm so glad i've got my coat here. When i'm back in HK (next Monday!) I'll be wearing t-shirt and shorts. And continue to do that all through xmas probably, but don't hold me to it.

I'll see everyone back in HK. Until then, hope people who are doing exams do well, and everyone's had a good term.

Ok, its time for a post - mainly because I want to share the good news. Not about the rugby, nor is it anything to do with going back to HK. I've finally got my winter clothes! People not in England will not know how much this means to me. Not only do I have a larger choice of clothes (people have already realised I alternate between 3 sets of clothing only), I can choose clothes that are not short sleeved! I have my coats! Such is this joyous occasion, that I decided to spent time writing this sorry excuse of a post to celebrate, and have taken time out of my econ homework to do so.

Ummm...since I haven't written anything for ages, none of you have any idea of whats happening to me. To be honest, nothing is happening, nor is there anything of interest for you. I have no photos, and even if I did i wouldn't have a place to host them. So why read on?

I'm sure you guys all have better things to do. So do I. But life is such that we all act too inefficiently and do things depending on mood and emotions. As a result, I have yet to start reading any textbook, have done 0 hours worth of self studying, skipped about 10 lectures and 2 classes this term (Don't tell mum and dad that Claudia!), and have not finished running errands which I was meant to do at the beginning of term. For example, I applied for a credit card on the 3rd day I got into London. I have yet to pick it up from the bank.

There are more, but I'm sure reading about people being lazy isn't too interesting either. I currently spend time eating, playing snooker and football. Football has now been restricted to once a week, due to personal reason regarding playing for LSE. For a while, it got me really depressed, and subsequently went into my all-too-frequent mood swings. Drinking has been cut down to a minimum though as a result.

Will be back in HK on the 14th. Leaving on the 12th.

Meanwhile, I'll go back to econ, and I'll leave you with rugby joke which only 2 people I can think of will understand:

I've just finished my first ever piece of uni work. After 3 weeks of being here, I've decided its about time I justified the massive fees I pay and work hard. I'm really pleased because it was actually hard too - especially if you haven't worked your brain for 2 years - although my accomplishment and brain usage is nothing compared to HK junior chess champion Dan (the man) Chan. Still my head hurts from over exertion.

Time here has actually gone by pretty quickly. And its hard to summarise whether its good or bad here. I'm meeting people, yet I feel lonely sometimes. I've been playing football, which is good, but losing in matches, which is bad. I've sorted some problematic things, but have left other errands undone because I'm lazy. I haven't talked to my sister for ages (sorry ah) or  people outside England. Everything at the moment isn't feeling right, yet nothing really wrong has happened. Its weird. I seem to have free time, but I always feel busy, or the pressure of things to do. Its just not comfortable.

I suppose there are good things. I've been enjoying it with the 3rd's footie team; opened my eyes to a lot of things (esp a lot of leng luis at LSE! - finally a justification of the enormous uni fees) and met a lot of nice people. Football is a major thing at the moment - without it, I wouldn't know what to do with my time. (oh yeh, Kav - we play you on Nov 22nd. Can u make it?)

And its cold. Even for my standards. While Cadence goes round in a spacesuit with 4 layers underneath and storing fat by excessive eating, I walk around with nowt but a sweater. All my winter clothes are at my uncle's, meaning I've had to survive on a few jumpers for 3 weeks. Everyone else around me is wearing coats and stuff, and I'm just in my shirts. And then everyone goes and gets 'fresher's flu' apart from me, despite me wearing the least clothing.

Sorry to people I haven't talked with for ages, but then you know I'm lazy. Cheers sumi for the shout (literally), and i'll prop people someday. Someday...

Ok, I'm supposed to be very busy at the moment, with a million things to remember and do. But its time for an entry, and I need to make a notice anyway.

This saturday, is everyone in London (or nearby) up for a meal? It'll be all KGVers, so call me or email me or something if you are. We can arrange times, places and stuff later in the week when I have a rought idea about other people's plans. I doubt anyone will respond to this though. sigh.

Meanwhile, I've got loads of shit to sort out myself:
- Room swapping, and trying to get myself out of the girls corridor
- Paying my accomodation fees (which has to be done after the first point, and the deadline is actually today)
- Plane tickets: did it a few days ago, but have to change it since the ticket I had reserved for Val is now useless
- Getting my winter clothes back from my uncle (i've had to live on summer clothes  for two weeks. At least got the rest of my stuff, like speakers and cd's)
- Dealing with timetable clashes. Like stats lectures getting in the way of football, or stupid LSE organising two classes at the same time for me.
- Sort out surgery for my jaws.

I've also got petty little things to do. Like taking out the trash (its actually more annoying that you think). Vacuuming. Buying books at the cheapest possible price (theyre absolute rip-offs). Washing the whole of the LSE 3rd's football team kit. Trying to find out why the Chinese society isn't giving me any emails. Trying to get tickets for the party tomorrow night, and wondering how many I need to get since people are asking me to do it for them. Trying to accomodate a friend who wants to spend the night at my place tomorrow. Try to get a fridge.

This entry has been more a public list/complaint of things I need to do, and I should apologise for that. Just that I really needed to get it all out. I am unbelievably tired from everything here. I haven't even done any work, but I'm going to try to do some now. Hope everyone else is doing much better, and having a good time. Can't say I am though.

Well, I'm back on Xanga, and I'm back in the UK. After a long hard summer of snooker and arcades (and driving lessons, the only productive thing I did this summer), i'm in London ready for supposedly the time of my life.

Two days in, and its not too bad. I can't say its amazing, and i'm having lots of fun, coz having fun isn't my style. I've had a few beers, talked to quite a few people, but really getting to know people are hard. The people here seem alright, but no chinese in the hall! The only chinese are those i knew before the summer. Haven't been partying, again not my style, but there's some things you have to do.

As for my room, its cheap, and its in the basement. Its also on the girls floor, and i'm forced to share a bathroom with girls. Before you all start shouting "pervert!" or "lucky bastard" (obviously depending on if you're gender), I'm not rubbing my hands with glee - in fact i'm trying to swap rooms so I can meet some guys instead, and its uncomfortable on the mind (coz i'm modest).

Trying to get a vodafone line tomorrow, but I have an Orange number (07814 506865) and my extension number I've just found out to be 4174 for people in London (not 4427, as advertised previously). Feel free to call. The email I use is gycchow@fastmail.com.

Hope everyone out there is doing great with everything, whether its largin' it, or just meeting some cool friends.

edit: Don't bother calling the Orange number unless you're on Orange. My vodafone number is 07771 994598. Remember it people.