My student life in Birmingham



Our Living Quarters

Lake Hall, the place we stayed during the Induction Week
Our room in Lake Hall
Our current accomodation
The house, with white curtains, on the right of 'L.S. Upholstery' is where we stayed now. We are sharing the four-person house with another two students. It has very basic furnishings and is about twenty minutes' walk from the university.
Our kitchen
This is where we prepared our meals every day. Unlike in Singapore where ready- cooked food can be bought conveniently from coffee shops and food centers, we practically have to cook all our meals if we want to eat healthily and economically.


Places we frequented

Bull-Ring market
Every Saturday, we come here to shop for vegetables, meat and fruits. Things we normally buy include carrots, potatoes, onions, brocolli, cauliflower, chinese pai choy, brussel sprouts, lettuce, mushrooms, cucumbers, chicken, pork, bananas and strawberries. However, we can't find vegetables like chai sim and kang kong here.
Chinese Quarters
The miserably small Chinese quarters in Birmingham. There is only one Chinese supermarket and some restaurants and video shops. We used to get our supply of Thai rice, bean sprouts, tou foo and some Asian cooking sauces from the Chinese supermarket. They are, however, very much more expensive than those in Singapore.
Row Markets
The Row Markets selling a variety of daily groceries and other knick knaps, just like the Pasar Malam we had in Singapore.
At Victoria Sqare, in the city center
In the city center
At the beautiful Cannon Hill Park near our house.
HIPPODROME - where we watched 'The Phantom of the Opera'.
It is cheaper to watch performances in UK as compared to Singapore.


In the University of Birmingham

My coursemates and I.
There are altogether ten of us on the course.
Five are Polish, two English, one from Botswana,
one Philipino and I am from Singapore.

In front of the Aston Web building  
where the Computer Science department is
On the field in front of the Great Hall
Another view of the Great Hall.


Sceneries of the different seasons

Autumn scene on our way to the University
View of the clock tower in the university during Autumn
Snow scene of the clock tower in the University of Birmingham
It's snowing !



Last updated on 28/06/98