Welcoming May!

Hello again ppl ;) how's April? Hmm my days in here are still flat, going to class everyday, being rushed to keep continuing my research because of the deadlines. And yeah, unknowingly, May is here alr! How fast time flies ~~ Well this upcoming 1 month will be still the same for me, and even will be busier than before. On the mid of May will be having coursework's assessments. Then on the end of May finally all of my deadline are done. In June, on the second week, will be having the final exam, after that, I'm free! This is my last term in ISC so after this summer holiday I'll be studying in LUMS. Gonna work hard on all this exams and coursework's, have to do my best! *fingercrossed*

After exams will be staying in Lancs for a little while, waiting for the result, have to pack all my belongings out of my room, and of course travel to Manchester with friends! Woohoo just can't wait for all of this to be finished act :") will be arrived in Jkt on the 22nd of June, dad's birthday and Jakarta's birthday. Can't wait to meet my sister and mom. And, lots of shopping in Jkt cause in June there'll be Jakarta Great Sale

Have alr set up a list of what to do in here while waiting in June, have to download lots and lots of videos, cleaning up mr room, buying goods to be brought to Indo. Yeah the next comeback to UK this Oct will be my 1st year anniv in Lancs. How fast! Have to leave my present room as well, talked w/ Erin few days ago and we felt quite sad to separating from each other starting from next year. She's a very great flatmate and we're alr so into each other, lol.

Have made a list of what to do in Indo as well. Hanging out w/ chika, mami, Chery. Eat many many cakes from dad's birthday cake. My cousin's upcoming wedding where I'll meet my big family after long time. And, travel abroad in this lebaran holiday (maybe for this one... not sure at all)

Hmmm tried my best to enjoying my days in here. Enjoying Lancs's green view by walking to sports centre, accompanying Chery go to the gym. Meeting friends, experiencing cook another new dishes, etc. 

Of course, sincerely can't wait for June but still be grateful for what I have until today, and will do my best and keep concentrating on my study first

new routine ever morning & evening 

have been missing my sister so bad!!! X) long time haven't met each other or even Skype. Can't wait to see her again this June!

 the statue in front of city council

Visited this park yesterday, it is located just in front of the Lancaster city council. My first time been here, before I only seeing this park from the bus. Went here because ytd I was doing my FES research with 2 other ppl. Asking local ppl some questionnaire to be filled. 

Spring is here!!!!!! Look at the beautiful flowers, nowadays those flowers are all around the city, so beautiful (even though spring is coming quite late, lol) there are plenty cherry blossom trees as well in. Love Love Love the view in spring!

One third of the way to Sport Centre. Yeah it a very very LONG way.. but the view is quite fascinating and worth to walk (as long as the weather is good), or just take it as an exercise, lol

 Like I said earlier, so glad to be able to take my jumper out of the cupboard (finally!)

The weather in here is coming to fine! Though it's still raining some days but it keeps getting warmer and warmer..

 The so green Lancaster University. Yeah all of this big field are still owned by campus, and this are just few part of it, the photo is bad (since I'm not a good photo taker) but the actual view is much more better than this

There's a lake as well inside the area of uni. There are swans, frogs, and ducks living there. Visit the edge of the lake with Chery when the weather is fine few days ago. Yeah Lancs Uni own those big fields, a farm,a  lake, hundred of houses (accommodation for students), and even a factory and one windmill. Don't be amazed if you see some ducks walking around campus in the morning. They like to travel around! lol

Bought this for the second time when the weather is fine days ago. There's a home-made ice cream shop on campus, it's only open on sunny day. So when it's open there's always long queue for it ( cause the ice cream is so good) These are Irish Vanilla and Oreo Chocolate Chip flavor.

funny convo in Line, lol. Love all Line's stickers!! 

Went back ytd. Easter weekend in Bandung. My first time seeing Bandung til this close and I like it! Went to Trans Studio as well and play several rides that I've never tried before. Photos taken in Waroeng Kopi (if I'm not mistaken) in Bandung

And,,,, represent my pretty niece, Audy! Yeah she's my cousin's first daughter. I've never met her directly. But she's simply beyond cute, right?

 GAP-Jakarta. Fit this t-shirt and I really really like it! Though it's quite pricey but I have successfully beg for mom to buy this one for me, hehe..

at Grand Royal Panhegar Hotel Bandung

Well after all, so happy cause June is near by alr. My forever favorite month is here! woohoo! June is my favorite cause it is the month while I'm having holiday (or with exam before it), my & dad's birthday (cakes and cakes!) and it's the middle of the year, felt quite proud to pass this 6 years quite fastly.

Got a lot of things to do this month. Will post again later after all my deadlines have been passed. lol

Have a great days ahead ppl!!! Enjoy your holiday (if u're on holiday) =p

(ps: photos of the sceneries are not good cause I'm not a good photo taker. The actual view is much much better than it. Come to Lancaster if you like it! promoting :p, lol)

Cheers from the kinda warm Lancaster

Jeslyne =)

week 9 (spring)

Next post for today,
As I said earlier, been ages since last time I wrote smthg in this blog.
How's life, guys? My life in here is... so far so good, better than before, I could said, hehe..
Time goes by so fast, unknowingly, this week is the last week of term 2 (spring), exam is coming, and I'm going back home again in a week. Easter holiday!
Had quite lot of new experience in this year, I started to cook, well yeah I can't cook at all at first, but after experiencing, trying, trying and keep trying, I could said my cooking skill has improved a lot than before, lol :D Yeah, I started to cook some easy dishes and the result is not bad. Oh ya, this term I become more often hang out with my Indonesian seniors as well. Not all of them, just some who are under, postgraduate and Phd student (Kak Haikal, Kak Dhani, Bari, Kak Firza, Kak Qisha, Mbak Desy, Mbak Latifah, Ci Elyta, Chery and me) We met like almost once a week. Cook Indonesian dishes together then ate together. I helped them to cook, started from peeling shrimp's skin, frying shrimp crackers, and frying tahu isi (I don't know what is this called in English, lol), etc..  Had a lot of fun cooking with them, tried lots of new things like frying tahu isi which is not easy at all! and it does improve my cooking skill a lot, haha,, ya over all I was happy, hanging out with them, talk about this and that.
Like last Friday, we cook together, had dinner, then ended up karaokeing til 3 am in the morning! lol. At first I didn't join them singing in the kitchen, but after we moved into Ci Elyta's room yeah we all singing together and I found out it was so fun! We sang all genre of songs, started from Indonesian, Korean, and English. Funny is while singing Indonesian sad old songs. We can't help to laugh in the middle of singing even though the song is so blue because of the lyrics!!! lol the lyrics in indonesian is kinda cheesy when you listen to it properly so we just can't help to laugh at it, lol.
And,,, talking about education, this term don't know why I found out it was passing by quite fast. Had 3 subjects this term: FES, econ, and accounts. Well the reason why I felt it passed by so fast maybe because I don't feel that lonely anymore, compare to before, and because the tutors for my subjects in this term is so great!!! I love all of my tutors for this term, and this term might be the best one over 3 because of them, well who knows? hehe but yeah, so grateful and I do enjoy it a lot then unknowingly time just passed by so fast.
Although I just stayed in the city this term, found it is more enjoyable rather than last term when I traveled to Edinburgh and Manchester.
Did some interesting activities as well last month, cultural society held an event on campus so our Indonesian society open a booth to promote Indonesian culture. It was on my mid term holiday, and I'm not going anywhere for saving last month, so without any intention to help Kak Haikal taking care of the booth at first, I ended up taking care of it until the very last day. Just passed by it on Monday (the first day) then learned how to make Batik for the first time in my life. Yeah funny cause even in Indo I never learn how to do it and I think if I wasn't here now I wouldn't know how to do it until now. After learned how to make it, because there are only few ppl who are available to help (the others are busy) and it's only me who is free for the whole day. So on Monday and Tuesday I spent my day at Alexandra Square in the booth teaching native students how to make batik, lol. It's very interesting, get to know a lot of people, taught them about one of our culture in the middle of the deadly weather, :| lol
And,,, yeah, that's all though, this last 2 months goes by so fast, had a lot of fun, not feeling blue that often anymore, haha, spent my day to study, watch Cheer Up Mr Kim, watch Shinhwa on youtube, lol, cooking, groceries, thinking about this and that, and hanging out sometimes.
Oh ya! Just accepted my offer letter from Lancaster Uni few days ago. And guess what? I got Business Studies Bsc offer! hahahah
Felt disappointed at first cause I didn't get either my first choice (BBA Management) or second choice (Finance) I was upset cause I thought I didn't get accepted because of my score which is not very good. But after talking with my friends, found out that the truth is it's very difficult to get into BBA Management even though your score is good cause the competition into that degree even between native students is very competitive, so there is hardly ever international student get into that degree.
Well thank God though I was gotten into Business Studies though it was neither of my choices, I considered about it at the very first time but because it was in the same department as Management so I just leave it and go for Management. Thankful cause at least I was allocated into a degree which is not bad at all, and even good! Can't imagine if they made me get into Business Analytics & Consultancy or smthg like my other friends. And, finding out that lots and lots of my friends were not accepted into their first choice too make me feel slightly better. Maybe the competition to get into LUMS is getting harder and harder nowadays??
So, will start my first exam tomorrow. Wish me luck! lol, going home next Thursday, spend 2 weeks in Jakarta then will come back to Lancaster again to finish my last term in ISC.
Good luck for all who are having exam in the upcoming days, and Happy (upcoming) Easter Holiday guys!!!! Have a pleasant one :]

 membatik :)

 one of the best lunch I've ever had in Lanc. At Sunbury Coffee House

membatik :)

 2013's UK Pancake Day with PPI after men-batik! :)

Chery's birthday dinner. Sushi made by Erin, chick fried noodle made by me! :)

Have a wonderful days ahead!

Cheers from Lancaster,

Jeslyne =)

missing home..

Hello again guys :D been ages since my last post, hahah,, just visited a friend's blog and saw photo of her house, which is similar to mine and it makes me feel missing home instantly :( remembered my first holiday back home last december, feels so good even though was just lying on the ground, sleeping in the morning because of jet lag (time difference) on the first few days of holiday.. Yeah I'm just 10 days away from home though, can't wait to go back home (again)! So blessed that I could go back to my home country every holiday <3

Cheers from Lancaster,

Jeslyne =)

Happy Holiday

Hello again ppl!
Been a long time since my last post, hehe. And yess it's a wrap!! Done with all of my exams. FES, Math, Business Studies!! DONE!! *dancing dancing*
Well at first I thought my preparation is not good enough. I prepared a lot for math and quite careless about FES and business but yeah Thank God I can do all of it well!
   And when we went out to have the exam this morning. Found out that it was snowing last night!!! The grass was covered in white which is because of the snow.. woohooo..
   Tomorrow I'm going to city centre with Erin. Have to buy a lot of things for friends and family in Jakarta. Snacks, biscuits, souvenirs :) Then on Thursday I'll start to pack my luggage, clean my room and pack all of the things in the kitchen!!! On Friday, I'll have a very good sleep during the day! lol. 
   Then in the evening we'll have monthly meeting with Indonesian society, after that. At midnight we'll go to the train station. On Saturday morning, fly to Dubai. Transit for 9 hours in Dubai then on Sunday evening. ARRIVED! :D 
   Yeah it was a long journey and quite tiring but somehow I still feel excited *of course*! Hope all the best for these next following days. Nothing bad happen and I can arrive in Jakarta safely. Amen! Can't wait to see my mom, my family, my friends :D 
    And lastly Chirstmas and New Year is here! YEY YEY YEY!!
Well will be waiting for my result too. But somehow I don't feel really worried about it anymore now. hahahah..

   And yes Christmas is here =)

Christmas Market, Lancaster Uni (07-12-12) :

with Erin =)

A couple of reindeer on campus =)

   Well yeah so that's all though. Hope everything can be done in a very good way. Nothing bad happen. And happy holiday my friends!!

    It's quite too early but just wanna said...

Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Let's leave all of the bad things that happened in 2012 and do well in 2013.

Enjoy your Christmas break and have a pleasant holiday days. God bless we all!! ;;)

Blessings from Lancaster,

Jeslyne =)

Exciting Weekend

   Helloooo it's Sunday tomorrow ^^ Perfect day to have a rest, hehe :)
Well, just passed another week in Lancaster :) this week is quite fun. Have no really many classes to attend. Then, yesterday, Indonesian society had another meeting. We eat "bakso" which is really really delicious!!! ^^ I ate 2 bowls of "bakso", hahahah.. drink cokes, ate snacks, had fun, bla bla blah...
   Lucky is that some of the Indonesian society members are mothers, who are really really good at cooking. So when we meet we can eat their delicious fresh made Indonesian food. hehe..
   And, you know what? I feel proud to know that there are some Indonesian who are working as a lecture in Lancaster University Management School. So proud of Indonesia :)

 BAKSO MALANG ALA LANCASTER =)

 THE FOOD :D

Sharing session :

Chery & Kak Qisha :)

   Talked with a lot of seniors which gave me a lot of new general knowledges during the sharing session. Started from talking about neo-libelarism and the western countries, until talk about our own country, Indonesia, with every wrong decisions our government has made. The sharing session ended at round 9 pm. Then stay a little bit longer because of talking about Korean drama with Kak Qisha, my senior. Ended up gathered as another small group then continue our conversation until 10:30. 
   Well it hasn't come to the end at 10:30. We decided to go to Graduate Bar. Where some of my senior live in there, the Graduate college. It's my first time in life to get into a bar. hahah, just have a sit for about 10 minutes because actually non of us want to have a drink that night. Move on to another location....
   We went to Mbak Desy's flat. Gathered in her kitchen. Eat snacks, drink hot chocolates. Continue talking about bla bla blahhh lol.. There are 9 of us in the kitchen. Kak Haikal, Kak Firza, Bari, Kak Dhani, Kak Qisha, Mbak Desy, Adriana, Chery and me :D
   Wanna know what time we finish our talk? The answer is at 03:40. hahhaha, yes, around 3 am in the morning!!! crazy huh? lol this is my first time to stay out of home until this late. Around 2-3 in the morning Mbak Desy cooked rice and so we ate that hot rice with "ikan teri balado" original from Indonesia. Believe me, it was really really delicious!!! hahahah
   We talked about a lot of things about this and that. Found out that actually Kak Dhani already had a girlfriend, who is living in the US right now, Stanford. And, while talking about food and I mention about Pluit-Muara Karang. Only Kak Dhani knows where pluit is because actually he lives at Pluit Timur!! lol.
   The more funny thing is, actually his parents open 2 chinese herbal pharmacy in Pancoran!! A area which is very very familiar for me.. hhahaha what a small world!!
   Finish our talk at 03:30, we got back to Pendle with the boys, but because I have to take my bag first at Chery's room. I ended up going back to Bowland alone :s hahahha but this university is very very safe though, which is very good though I'm a girl. Even Kak Haikal have to catch the last bus to get back to his home in the city, lol.
   That's Friday. I went to bed at around 5 in the morning. Woke up at 10. Go to the city center with Erin & Chery. Groceries in Sainsbury's. We spent about 2 hours in there, lol. Chery keep struggling while choosing the right butter and cheese with the least calories. Erin has a lot of things to buy. Me? I only bought milk, some pack of hot chocs and one dark kit kat. Have bought bananas and pears before though in the market..
   One thing I love from Saturday, every morning I get to see a beautiful view from the bus while on the way to city. It's very very beautiful (for me) seriously. Green wide field. The trees's leaves are starting to change its colors. Some sheeps, goats. Parks where the children were playing. And the sunshine! Luckily almost every Saturday it's always sunny in Lancaster which is very good! hehe.
   Had lunch for again and again at Mc Donald today, hehe.. Here is the story, actually, we never want to eat at Mc Donald. But on our bus ticket. There is a discount for buying Big Mac, Mac Chicken, or Fish burger with medium fries for only 2 pounds! Very very cheap right??!! (especially if you order Big Mac) :p that's why, we don't want to waste every opportunity we have because it means that was a waste of money if we did it, lol. Today is the fourth times I eat McD every Saturday!! lol. I'm already totally fed up with it. Definitely not going to McD again this Saturday (I hope) lol.
   Then for dinner!! We have PASTA!!! hahahha cook pasta with Erin & Chery. Bolognese pene with sausages. Very very delicious ^^

OUR BOLOGNESE SAUSAGES PENE ^^ 

   After dinner me & Erin did the laundry and study in the library while waiting. 98% finish with my FES essay. Will print it out on Monday and I really really hope it can make my tutor feel satisfied enough. Seriously can't wait to finish this essay! lol. Well, have to finish another homework tomorrow but it's not that much ^^

Pic taken by Erin. Lol my hair is already that long :D

pic of Erin taken by me at library :) 

   Time flies, huh? Next week I have to attend all classes again, back to normal. Then on the following week is the essay's due date. The next following week is the FES presentation week (hope all the best for this), then after that? FINAL EXAM!!!! On Friday at the exam week. I'll go to the airport and fly back to Jakarta! Yippieee ^^ Just a few weeks left..
   Well, on Monday/Tuesday my BS1's coursework result will be out. Hope I can get a good score!! :) And so what is left is only FES essay which is almost done and the presentation ^^ Have to study more for math though. But yeah! Let's do this! hehe
   Heard some good news and bad news as well on this week from Indonesia, well. Just can hope everything is still fine and it can be okay at the end :) Will call mommy tomorrow, I miss her *hug*
   And here are some pictures of my laptop's desktop picts :)

this is my newest desktop picture. miss them!

Well, have a enjoyable and blessed Sunday everyone. Do enjoy your day-off :")

And have a great days next week!!

"Place you thoughts on a sheet of paper. It can become a plane, or it can become a crane"

Cheers from Lancaster,,

Jeslyne =)