I even thought of people whom I am not as close but decided not to be too ambitious.

So, by July 15th, I complicated my task. I have visited everybody! Hurray!

I had lots of pictures for my Manchester and Sheffield visits. Glasgow, Scotland had plenty because I spent nearly 9 days there. But, sadly, my photo album for Nottingham was pretty empty.

So, common question to answer: "What did you do in Nottingham"?

My answer would be:

I ran under the rain (my favorite). Not those small tiny droplets I always get in London, but really heavy down pour rain like in Malaysia. Freaking cold!!! Of course, I was soaking wet by the time we reached for shelter.

I checked weather forecast few days before the trip and somehow knew it would be raining. What I did not expect was rain for the whole day. So when I went to the host's house to put down my luggage and rest for a bit before exploring his university, it did rain. And that was why we went for the tour after that rain stopped, assuming there will be no more rain later of the day.

But it still rained HEAVILY. And during this time, we were in the "woods", with no shelter except for the trees. Soaking wet was the outcome of the university exploration!

But it was fun! I did not catch a flu nor did I fall sick. So the rain was good!

University of Nottingham was so different than what I have imagined. Maybe I was misled by others but when I was touring the place, I was a bit disappointed, and that reflected on my comments to the host, which led him in feeling so bei. After all I was kinda "zha-ing" his university!

But, the next day, we went to Wollaton Hall and it's park. Now, this was beautiful, closer to my imagination of the place. I saw deers, dogs, and pretty pretty swans and ducks. If, like me, you like greens and nature, this really is a place to go. The hall also has pretty interesting story behind (my tour guide is always talking about histories and politics and all during the tour).

So, second day was pretty much occupied by the parks and a little bit of the city (I did some shoe-shopping). But, that's not it. While we were walking back home, a girl walking behind us suddenly just screamed. Believe me, I almost got a heart attack!!!!

It was Suraiya, a high school mate whom I have not seen for ages. She could recognize Gabriel but couldn't tell who I was. But, after finally knowing that it was me, she got excited and expressed it in a way that was trying to test my heart's strength. Gosh, she is so cute. We chatted a while before heading back home. It was so nice to see her.

After 2 whole days of rain, finally, the day I was to go home, the sun was shinny brightly.

Nice way to bid farewell to me huh?

The end of my visiting to my friends' places. Many of them are or going to be in Malaysia.

So, it's back to square one, me alone, here.