Autonomy Week- UoN

 University of Newastle used to be a part of UNSW, but in 1965 we were declared as autonomous and every year thereafter, we celebrated Autonomy week. Last week was this year's Autonomy Week.

Most of these activities like Happy Hour, Trivia, U Cinema and BBQ are held weekly. So I'll just post some screen shots about the Autonoomy Special events. ;)

17th Day!

Some one I'd switch lives with and why?

Well, this one was a bit hard because with me, it's more like, "I am perfectly happy with my life, I wouldn't want to be anybody else."

But if this was a question of switching bodies just for one day, then there are so many people that I'd choose it to be because I am truly curious. ;)

So it was really hard to choose one.

I'd like to switch lives with Hermione Granger to see how it feels like to be a witch in Hogwarts, doing magic and being the smartest in my year!

I'd also like to switch lives with Malia/Sasha Obama, to see how it feels like to be the first daughter- getting to live in the White House, but always having the press follow my every move.

I'd love to switch lives with Selena Gomez, to see how it feels like to be a rock star, an actress, singer and an ambassador for UNICEF.

I'd like to switch lives with Sherlock Holmes, to see things from his point of view, to see how it feels to notice things that others miss and how it feels to solve insolvable mysteries.

I'd love to be an ET, to see how I'd feel about Earth and humans if I wasn't one.

Of course there are a lot more, but I decided to stop at 5. :D

Eid celebrations- Malaysian Style!

I already told you that Aisha and Iza were going to invite me over to their place to celebrate Eid with them in the last post. If you haven't read it already, here is the link. :D

I went to Wallsend yesterday hoping to post some stuff back home, (Jesmond Post Office is closed on Saturdays!) but apparently, they don't let people post stuff that has battery in them. It was when I was having a McDonald at the Wallsend Plaza (in a rush to get to Wallsend before 12pm, I missed breakfast!) that I received a text from Aisha giving their address and asking me to come over. I told her I'd be there in a while. After googling directions to get to their place, I hopped on bus 235. I got off at the place I was supposed to and started walking. But after a minute or so, there was no road where it should be, (according to google maps, I had to follow the path) but there was a small foot path there. The footpath lead me to a closed road. I knew I was lost, but I kept going in the direction I thought was right. After a lot of turns, and around 20 minutes of walking, I finally reached Stannet street. From there on, I could follow the directions on google map and I reached 40, Kimian Avenue. I was tired and so thirsty when I finally reached the house(it was around 1:30 pm and the sun was very hot!).

Aisha greeted me warmly and gave me some juice. She introduced me to everybody else there. It was after a glass of water that I started eating. They had a lot of food- both Aussie and Malay food! I tried the noodles with fish soup. It was really good! After I had dessert, we hung around and talked a lot and had a lot of fun. 

Apparently most people already left, but there were still around 10 people altogether. They asked me about Maldives and our language and I spoke in Dhivehi at their request. ;) More people came later on. 

I met some 4th year medical students as well and they shared their experiences with me. It was very interesting.

I also saw the cute little key rings that they made from scratch. They were so pretty!

It was around 3:30pm when I finally told them that I had to leave and one of them drove me home. 

I had an amazing time there and although I missed Eid celebrations back home, this was amazing as well! :D

After the long essay, I know you guys are dying to see the pictures! Get ready to feel jealous by all the food! ;)