Victory!

Yesterday all of us in the hall were handed disciplinary letters for leaving open the kitchen doors...with it came a ridikulos fine of 30 pound demanding we pay up at once....below is the letter of complaint we handed in this morning.....

13- 17 Marley Hall

Uel

Barking Campus

Dagenham

Essex

RM8 2AS

Dear Residential Services,
On the 25^th October we of number 13-18 Marley Hall received fines of £30 each for leaving our kitchen door open overnight. We are absolutely disgusted that the University would go to such measures as to see those of who pay extremely expensive rent costs to be asked to pay up even more money. To us this is no more than a money making scheme for the University. Below is a list of things that we have found unacceptable over the short period of time here, and feel as the University found it so easy to find faults in our Halls resulting in fines, why could they not have corrected these other problems so quickly.

Our cooker was broken for over three weeks from the very start of the term meaning we had to find other methods of feeding ourselves. This proved costly to us as we had to eat off campus and as of yet we have received no offer of apology or compensation from the University for the inconvenience they have caused us.

Our bathroom in B018 has encountered problem after problem. Firstly it took the University four weeks to get some sort of shower curtain in place. Secondly the actual curtain in the bathroom has been down since the day I arrived. No attempt has been by any member staff to fix the problem and the problem still remains. The third problem in this bathroom is that the toilet leaks slightly after every flush. This slight leak means the bathroom by the end of the day is very wet and is not dry until the cleaner comes in the next day. Because there is no cleaner at the weekends, by the end of the weekend the bathroom is basically flooded. This is just not acceptable.

Our toilet in T018 also leaks. This slight leak means the toilet by the end of the day is very wet and is not dry until the cleaner comes in the next day. Because there is no cleaner at the weekends, by the end of the weekend the toilet is basically flooded.

Our shower in S018 has never been fixed. The water from the shower basically dribbles out. It’s not possible to have a proper shower using this facility. Again this is not acceptable as we pay extremely high rent.

The level of rent paid should reflect the level of service we are provided with. We believe that in our situation this is not true and know from speaking to other students in other Halls that they hold the same opinions as us. The University’s “Eagle Eyes” which spotted an open kitchen door seemed to have turned a blind eye to any problem that would cost them money. We feel that immediate action needs taken to the above problems and feel that the University has not provided the service promised. We cannot accept this fine or warning because not one of us was ever told of this reported incident in person. The University should put all what is not correct in place as soon as possible. We await a response from the University and believe we are being treated unfairly and unjustly.

Signed by all hall occupants

Suffice to say, we got all of the problems fixed in the afternoon and they withdrew the fine...ahahhahaa!!!!!!!!!!

Long But Productive Day

Ive just returned from bayswater in central london..thats where the Malaysian Students Department is....they haf alot of functions related to Malaysian students held there.......ive recently been appointed the publicity oficer for the UEL Malaysian Society so i wen to bayswater for the UKEC agm...was a really long and draggy agm with many issues involved and the election of new president and exco members.....UKEC(United Kingdon Executive Council) is a coalition of Malaysian societies in UK and Ireland....it works closely with the Malaysian students department and international students ofice in the UK to promote the interests of the Malaysian students in UK be it acedemic or employment wise..... its also a good place to meet Malaysians from all over UK....meaning its the perfect networking environment for the future...mostly realy smart and future professionals are the heads of the individual societies.....Kings col, Imperial, Lse, Warwick just to name a few....i don usually join stuff like this, but recently my perspectives and objectives in life have changed....if u asked me to join a club or society 3 years back, i'd laugh at u and ask u if u were that desperate for frens .....well thats wen i was young and naive.....after being thru so many obstacles just to come to UK, my outlook on things around me haf changed considerably....ive learnt to focus more on my priorities and the ppl that matter to me....ive learnt to be more tolerant and patient, which is actually fantastic improvement compared with my past...i guess mebe its bcos ppl here are generally more polite and practice public conscious...so its sumthin good that im pickin up i guess....to cut things short the agm lasted 4 hrs....its a good thing they subsidised the members travel expenses an we had free Malaysian dinner!...good stuff...theres this canteen below the Malaysian Hall an it serves halal malay food...nasi lemak, malay rice, fried kuey teow and all sorts of Malaysian food....really fantastic!....all free!..woohoo....but i think i'll be needin the toilet bowl soon....actually the highlight of the evening was wen i walked out of the canteen....right across the road was the grey silhouette of the ultimate driving machine!....the BMW M3 CSL !!! 360bhp 3.2 litre straight 6 monster!!!...now ive seen some really awesome cars in my short lifetime and ive been lucky to be able to test drive some of them....but just looking at the CSL for the first time in my life was unbelievable...if ur a car enthusiast u'll understand how i feel...as far as i know there arent any CSL's back home.....i actually didnt believe it was a CSL until i inspected the GT style air intake below the headlamps....just awesome!....the owner wasnt satisfied wit the original rims and replaced them with a fantastic set of 19in BBS rims.....just kinda guy who knows how to show off in style and elegance....oh i also inspected a nearby Porshe GT3RS....will full racing bodykit and rollcage inside....nice ride as well but not as perfectly crafted as the CSL....well wat can i say, my day turned out pretty good at the end....if i didnt haf the free car show i think id be too lazy to type all this down....so thats it fer today....zzzz

%&^# *!@# TESCO!

Ive just returned from sainsbury's in Romford town....i don usually do grocery shoppin on weekdays...didnt haf a choice....heres wat happened....theres this tesco branch which i regularly go to near docklands(cos they sell hoegaarden)....now i usually take the bus there, and everytime i pass it i notice the signboard displaying huge letters "24 HOURS"....thats good stuff, so me an my hallmates decide to pop down there at 10.30pm lastnite...after getting of the bus,we notice there arent any cars in the parking lot...strange....walk up further, tesco is closed.....WTF!!!....so i walked up to the signboard which displayed 24 hrs.....upon close scrutiny, there are tiny words at the bottom saying its open from Mon 8am to Fri 10pm....Sat and Sun close at 4pm....#$!@*&%....thats not bloody 24 hrs!....^%$@ tesco!.....anywas i gues it wasnt so bad fer me....i won a beer after takin a bet wit chris....we were so bored waiting fer the bus so we decided to kick around empty bottles(ok i know its pathetic).....i just told chris i'd give him a bottle of beer if he could kick the empty bottle across the other side of the road....the dumb guy took up the wager......hhaha....see this is wat happens wen idiot tesco managers cant think to put larger words on signboards.....phew, feel so much better now.....gona take a nap now...cheers mates

Tiring Day

had classes from 9 to 5pm 2day....mostly lectures so it was realli dragy...rained again this mornin...hate it to the max cos it realli dampens the mood....it didnt help wen my vietnamese hallmate(Chris) stank up the hall with fried sqiud....he didnt close the kitchen door when he was frying that shit....Alister nearly puked wen he came out of his room fer a piss.....his reaction was quite funny tho....."Jesus Christ it smells absolutely disgusting!" (his exact words)....followed by gagging noises....yahaha!....anyways ive just had a light dinner and im chillin out in my room watching the news on bbc....bbc has a really good website with loads of uptodate news ranging from world to local ...i even get my daily weather reports from it b4 i leave fer classes every mornin......best thing is u can watch full recordings of world news and current affairs....ive been gettin a kick watching the US presidential election debates...don get me wrong, Bush an Kerry are fantastic speakers but its pretty funny to watch Bush's reaction everytime Kerry accuses him of being a crap president....Bush actually seems to blink a couple of times faster an he makes this realli funny pouty face...its hilarious!....oh an ive been watching the election adverts too.....really funny to see how they bang each other in the ads..... i spose thats wat u get in a country of free speech....in fact its the onli country which allows Conan to be governor of california....anyways im lookin forward to the weekend...Bofeng is comin down from Bristol to visit London....i hope he remembers to bring his sleeping bag....cos im sure as hell not gona share my bed wit him....i can imagine wat a traumatic effect it would have on me.....well thats all fer tonite...tune in next time!

Settling Down

well its been almost a month since i arrived in uk....weather is getting colder and workload is starting up......frens and family are asking me if ive settled down.....2 be honest i really dont noe......wen i came here i didnt feel anytin...i didnt miss home neither did i like this place...i was like in a state of no-feelings(wateva they call it)....i actually set a very low expectation for this campus and university so i guess wen i came here things seemed ok to me.....wen in reall fact there were shitload of probs with enrolment and student registration....the oven didnt work and there wasnt a bulb in the kitchen...plus the toilet bowl was leaking from the bottom and we could actulli lift the whole toilet bowl up....ahahah....but all these stuff didint bother me....i spose its becos i had a clear objective for being here and these stuff was just temporary.....or mebe im realli pised off till the point i don give a damn bout anytin that doesnt work....i cant decide which one im feelin...wateva it is, the important thing is that im getting along will wit my hallmates....which is good...and ive sorta decided which church i wana attend....most probly St Helens.....not as many asians as All Souls Church but the bibles study on romans and mark shud be good.....bak to my hallmates; Alister is a natural born alcoholic, Jack is a natural born cinapek, Chris is not a natural born singer(learnt it the hard way), Andre is a woman trapped in a man's body, and the other guy(cant remember his name at the moment) is a horse wen he sleeps.......all in all theyre fantastic ppl.....had a drinkin session wit chris, jack and, ali last nite.....had fried squid and beer.....bad mix...hadto shit 3 times this mornin....ive made up my mind.....life is good here..im settling down!...cheers!

Grocery Day

just came bak from tesco extra....went with aly, chris an jack......the place is pretty damn huge and its a 24hr outlet...anyways im getting a hang of this grocery shoppin thing....its quite fun pushin the trolley down the rows of foodstuff....this tescos about 20mins away but i go there cos they haf hoegaarden beer...no where else around here has it...hoegaarden is awesome!!...its the best belgian beer ever!...anyways i bought a shitload of food 2day....shud be able to last me more than a week.....im gona haf rice for the next two weeks...good stuff....ive got enough of pork so i bout loads of fish and mince beef....dono wat im gona do with the fish yet but we'll see how it goes...aahhaha....oh yeah the residential office gave us a brand spanking new oven cos the last one had a faulty knob....we just informed them and bang, new oven!...ahaha....this one comes with a built in grill as well....mebe i can grill my fish...theres a nu-metal band playin at hackney tonite...Aly, my irish hallmate is goin...he says theyre good....i just blew 35 quid on a sub-woofer so i gave it a miss....theres loads of bands playin in london this month like avril, maroon 5, rem, hoobastank an such...i'll definately go fer one but not so soon....gotta settle my subjects first an see how the workload is......i tottaly fergot about the salsa dancing thingy ...gotta call up suzuki an apologise....actuali i wouldve made a fool of meself if i went anyways.....thats bout it fer this round of chops.......cheers!

Time and Date Bug

i just noticed that my profile shows im 20 yrs old when im actually 21.....dammit

2am

heres a pic of me messing around with the webcam at 2am

Time Change

shit ive just realised my laptop is still running on malaysian time!..ahahha.....well ive adjusted it

Sleepy Breakfast

im having conflakes for breakfast now....im actually havin a break from lecture now...good thing the classes are in the nearby block ......ive gotta get bak to class in half an hr....dammit....ive got classes from 9 to 5pm today...gona be a looong day....looking forward to the weekend oredi...most proly goin fer salsa dancing in central on sat!...ahahha...i cant dance fer shit!...but ive sum jap frens goin....mebe i can get them to show me sum moves.....hehe....gtg..cheers!

My first blog

well ive known bout this blog thingy quite sum time bak but i always thot its gay...so i dono wats happenin to me.....ahahha...well its a start to sumthin new ...and new is always a good thing....u'll be hearing more soon....cheers!