My summer holiday so far...

Only two weeks to go before my summer 'holiday' ends..

I have been enjoying my summer holiday:
1) Spent a lot of time doing household work, such as cleaning different parts of the house and kitchen utensils. I can now understand why my mum used to tell us every day to brush and clean the floor, and how hard it is to be a housewife! I also spent a lot of time cooking food, especially Chinese soup! The ingredients mum had bought me were so useful. :)  I've got a lot to learn about Chinese soup and its therapeutic effects.

2) Doing shopping. With so much 'free' time, I sometimes would spend hours trying to find the most suitable kettle at a reasonable price! Often I'd go to different supermarkets, such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Aldi at different towns and compare their prices!

3) Explored the areas near my house. Since I moved to my new place, I bought monthly bus tickets each month, which enabled me to take bus unlimited times. So I took this chance to explore the areas near my place, which was sometimes like an adventure!

4) Reading. I've finished reading a few books that some of my friends lent to me. The reading process was quite enjoyable and I like to sit at a coffee shop, read a book an sip a cup of my favourite mocha/hot chocolate. Such a free time to meditate too..

5) VIP and friends' gatherings. I met up with a university classmate and a primary school classmate who travelled to UK from HK this summer. Nice chats. Also met up with some old colleagues to catch up. Not to mention the precious time with VIP. :)

Feel like doing some travel before the summer holiday ends! I want to broaden my mind/horizons...

Wish my holiday could be longer.. :P (so greedy!)

My new kettle!! It has a water filter and the water does taste better!:)

Treated myself with 3 dishes and one soup the other day :)

I like my halogen oven cooker! So easy to cook food!

The sausage, salmon and potatoes were baked in it.

Found Mediterranean bread from Asda the other day, which was nice! 

Ate it with eggs..

Long time no 'write'!

It's been a long while (6 months!?) since I last wrote a post in the blog here.

A lot of things have happened as a rule of life:
1) Finished another semester of ACCA study; probably will do another semester to see what lies ahead. 2 module exams passed, 1 failed. Not bad. The one I failed was within my 'expectation' - I didn't work hard enough then. Some of the ACCA modules are not as boring as I first thought of, and they may be useful in daily life (not as a career!).

2) My summer 'holiday' started in mid June since the end of the June exams. 3 weeks to go before I get back to the student life. Time to think about what I have/need to do in the remaining three weeks, and take action.

3) Health is not as worrying as before - thanks to my female doctor and a psychological well being practitioner. I guess every one more or less goes through some kind of low points in their life and I just went through my low points over the past two years. Hopefully such a good experience will inspire/help me to better life and take good care of myself and others.

4) The visa problems deters me from doing any paid work/having access to job opportunities. A could-be job became hopeless (I was offered a job but due to visa issue, the offer had to be withdrawn!). Nothing I can do about it. The only thing I can do is to equip myself better, and enjoy my life. So I still took part in volunteering at Manchester Art Gallery this summer (but not as often as last year, as I tried to spend more time enjoying myself! (an excuse for being lazy!? :P))

5) I moved from my old flat to a new house, to follow my flatmate who's a nice girl. Life's a bit different as I live away from the city centre - have to spend much more time on transport, but at the same time it gives me a chance to 'explore' other areas of Greater Manchester.

Lunch today: very simple & healthy -

Mediterranean bread from Asda with egg + baby plum tomatoes + broccoli & cauliflower

Also a cup of almond milk! :) 

Still keep the habit of going to a cafe from time to time (for reading)

Got a halogen oven cooker from Ebay. I love it!