I remember what I did at that time, I ran around asking where I could apply for a remark for my Physics. I didn't want to end up in Cardiff. (Am still glad I didn't). Panicking, I stumbled upon Jun Wei - my lifesaver for that day. He told me to check my email as some of the Universities already accepted their offer holders. I did, and I could hardly believe my eyes when I realized UoE sent me an email of congratulations. A burst of emotions ran through me, and the first thing I thought in my heart was 'Mom and Dad, I did it.'
I have a confession to make, which is I am the eldest child in my family, and probably due to the fact I am a July baby, I can be very emotional sometimes. Having 2 younger siblings, I can see a gleaming potential in both of them, which I hardly speak of it at home. (My family hardly praises anybody, criticizing each other seems more fun I guess). Among them, I discovered that I am the weakest in performance. Both of my siblings were top end students in their class respectively, but I was always the mid-end ones. They held positions and played great roles in their high school. Meanwhile, I was just a student, who can't be bothered by joining any clubs and societies in the beginning of my years in high school. This is something I have always regretted. To be able to come to UK to study, it was a great statement and turning point of my life.
So people often asked me, 'Why Exeter?'
Well, to be frank, it was high on the ranking list, and you can't DENY that. I have no idea why UoE hasn't been a well-known name in Malaysia. I didn't know the existence of this University as well actually, but apparently my flatmates from the UK told me that this University is highly regarded among students here. Before that, I had 2 choices, Durham or Exeter. I was so shallow at first that I just blankly based my decision on the rankings. 'So Durham is 5 places above Exeter in Psychology, I guess it's Durham then.' Then, factors came in, such as University style, Collegiate vs Campus; Location, South West vs North; Weather, Cold vs Very Cold, and distance between my friends and I, closest Universities, Bath or Newcastle. In the end, UoE was much appealing to me.
Also, there was another factor that influenced me, which was knowing anyone who was going to those Universities. One of my ex-classmates were supposed to go to UoE with me, but unfortunately, she didn't meet the requirement. It was a huge blow for me as well.. as I realized I would be going to the University ALONE, without knowing any Malaysians.
Fast forward.
I am already living here for more than 2 months and have settled well in the UK lifestyle and my course. After coming to UK, the first thing I realized was how small the value of Malaysia's money. 1:5. That's a crazy ratio. Whenever I think of this, it just makes me want to secure a job here rather than back in Malaysia, where the country is governed by .
My flatmates helped me settle in wonderfully as well and I am grateful of that. Just in case you are wondering, I have 5 UK flatmates and 2 from Singapore. They are nice people, never party too hard, so everything is just fine.
The specialty of UoE is its hills. I don't give a fuck about what other people say about climbing hills in their University, JUST COME HERE AND TRY EVERYDAY, so maybe their words would make them look dumb. You have to climb 2 hills to reach the Lecture hall, and 3 hills to reach the Sports hall. The next friend who complains about their University is hilly can just eat themselves. Zz.
I found a nice life here, having joined the Exeter Esports and Badminton Club. Dota 2 has been my passion so it's great to find people that has a common gaming interest. We tried for a competition as well but unfortunately lost a game we should've won. I am truly disappointed in the Malaysian society here, it's so inactive I have never heard a word from them a long time. In my Psychology course , I always run as a solo player, having only around 5 friends or so there.
Overall, life here is not too bad.
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