Surrey meets Malaysia

Hey guys. It’s that time of year where every college kid is freaking out over exams. I was there once before so I knew that feeling (even more so since I took the IB!). But at the same time, it’s made a little more horrifying considering you have to make a life decision: where you’d want […]

Hey guys! I’m gonna jump right into it. The absolute highlight of my Spring break would definitely have to be going to Italy! I went with a friend of mine (who was born and raised in Bologna) and moved around for a week. What a week it was.   We started our adventure in Venice. […]

While busying writing dissertation and preparing for Spanish exam, this week is getting even crazier as my event City of Stars is coming up (cannot hide the feeling that we are so hyped to showcase it to public as we put full effort in it), and also I was involved in the Geography Association conference as well as […]

Hey everyone! As most of you might know, we’ve been on Easter break (Spring break; whichever one you wanna call it) for two weeks now. It’s great because the break lasts for a whole month! And the best thing is Surrey doesn’t immediately have exams right after the semester reopens *phew*.   Anyways, I spent […]

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The most common challenge that one international student face is not being able to adjust and adapt into new life, and new style of teaching. You know, Asian style of teaching primarily focuses on memorise over and over again, and exam over and over again. But it is completely different over here. I have already […]