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| Yours truly, Khalid dan Majid on the way balik ke rumah di Nobreck dari Kolej |
Masa di Blackpool saya tinggal di Norbreck bersama Ghani, Hamidin, dan Shaari. Sebelumtu some seniors were there: Rashid, Majid, dan ??
Bagi sesiapa yang tak tahu, tempat ini lebih atas lagi (ke utara) dari Bispham. To be exact, it is located in Thornton-Cleveleys.
Group yang tinggal di sini semuanya berfikiran praktikal dan berjimat cermat - some would say kedekut, tapi takpalah tu apa dia orang nak kata. Dengan tinggal di Norbreck ni, kami tak perlu naik bas untuk ke kolej. Cuma jalan kaki aje.
Dari rumah ke kolej hanya 15 minit by foot. Tapi time peak winter bila mana angin ribut dari Irish Sea membadai pantai Blackpool, it can take us 20 to 25 minutes! Masa tu barulah rasa menyesal pulak duduk di Nobreck ni. Perjalanan pergi-balik dari kolej ibarat macam trekking trip ke North Pole!
But all in all, it was a nice place to stay. Macam-macam jenis kedai ada berdekatan dengan rumah - fish & chips, Spar convenient stuore, grocer, post office. Bila nak pergi town centre atau ziarah kawan-kawan di Hodgson Road atau Warbreck Hill, the tram station is just down the road.
The walking trip to and from college is also a pleasant walk (apart from winter time). So what more can you ask for?
khalid maintain je..
ReplyDeleteFirst few weeks in Blackpool still in a daze (culture shock... perhaps?)selalu tertinggal bus so had to trudge (kadang2 lari..) all the way to college from North Shore.Do the grocerer still says"tra love" or "thanks pet" these days I wonder.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I still can remember that tra love words. Missing bus was quite a norm, then remember how punctual these Brits were. when 1st step, there was this festival may be called "Blackpool Illumination". Wah..what a place is this, do I come here to study or playing those addictive machines!
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