Dissertation

Arghhhh....Im still working hard on my dissertation which is due in September! Hopefully I can get it done at least by early/middle of August as we have made a plan to conquest 8 european countries (France, Belgium, Amsterdam, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Vatican City and Austria) by end of august. Seb proposes that we should drive for the trips and based on previous experiences, driving is in fact the best option as the GPS system makes it possible and of course one can travel at your own pace and most importantly; making the trips more affordable...

So far Im progressing quite well...done with three chapters and still struggling with two more chapters. In fact the dateline for the holiday makes it more stressful, not the dissertation's dateline, hehehe... Thanks for the holiday plan as it works well to motivate me working extra extra hard for my dissertation. Really looking forward for the "Conquest of Europe 2008" excursion!

Get up and get out for the summer celebration in Norwich

Yesterday was the Lord’s Mayor Celebration (some called it the Summer Day Celebration) - the city's biggest community celebration and is set in the heart of the city on the streets of Norwich. Coming back from work, I went straight to St Stephen's Road where the procession took place.

Here are some of the photos of the lively dancers, carnival characters, etc wind their way through the city streets.

Some of the sexy dancers


The Traditional Lithuania group


The giant butterfly

The Brazillian Group

The view during the procession @ 7.15 p.m. Fortunately the weather was fine.

The procession ended at 9.00 p.m...



...and I took the opportunity to have my photo taken in the middle of the street

Visit to Manchester United's Stadium, Old Trafford

For all those football fans out there, this is a must: A visit behind the scenes and the stadium of one of the most famous football clubs in the world...Old Trafford has the largest capacity of any English football stadium at just over 76,000, and is the only UEFA 5-star rated facility in England.

Obviously, Seb was the happiest person on earth that day as he finally got the chance attended to this "duty" of being a devoted fan of MU. It was a great trip (the museum and the stadium trip - so the admission fees is considered as worthwhile) as we got to see nearly everything (unfortunately, except a football match;-) of Manchester United Stadium, Old Trafford: the changing rooms, the holy grass of the pitch, the tibunes and tiers, etc.

Front view of MU's Stadium from our car.

The Manchester United Stadium, Old Trafford.

Look at him...so happy liao

Tired and cold!

This stadium is as huge as the Coliseum! I literally couldn't see the seats on last row from the pitch! I can't imagine how anyone could watch a Manchester United game from that height and distance.

This photo was taken at approximately 4.00 p.m, but since the visit was made during winter, so the daylight is shorter thus it gets dark very early.

Photo with trophies won by MU

This is the place where the press conference take place after every games.

A place for players to relax and clean themselves after the game.

Another one....

Side view...

Now we enter the Players Changing Room

Ronaldo and Rooney t-shirts

List of sponsors for MUFC

Coming soon....

Roman Bath...


Stonehenge, Amesbury...


Cadbury World, Birmingham...


The Beatles, Liverpool...


York...


Glasgow, Scotland and...


Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Scotland