Wednesday, July 02, 2008
"ooh..where do I begin..?"
I tend to think everytime I feel like blogging..yes, it's a rare feeling.
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A coupla nights ago, Ju was sorta 'terjaga-jaga' around 5am for no reason. It could be the rain..no idea really. Then all of the sudden, she heard a loud "I QQUUITTT!!!!"
Did I mention, I sleep talk sometimes?..oh yeah, and sleep scream! Creepy stuff ay. I had a stressful week ok?! Yeah, she couldn't help but laugh and mutter "oh gosh..she's finally lost it". I wonder how many more of this late-night wake-up shouts my flatmates have to endure. Lols.
Trivia! Somniloquy is a term used to describe sleep-talking.
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Last week, Ju and I joined a trip to York (Yorkshire) organized by the Student Union. It was pretty
interesting, being Malaysians we thought a trip would mean food and touristy sites would be included..Yup, you guessed it. They gave us a map and a list of places which might interest us, and we were on our own!
Ju and I at the City Walls.
Oh well, we had a fabulous time though =) York is a historical county (the Romans, Angles, Vikings were once in power) so there were plenty of forts, medieval cathedrals, museums to see.
York Minster
We visited the largest medieval Gothic cathedral of northern Europe, York Minster, a treasure house of 800 years of stained glass. It was so magnificent!
Next was the Shambles, actually means 'slaughterhouse' or meat market, although the name is also used to collectively refer to the surrounding maze of narrow, twisting lanes and alleys. Europe's best preserved medieval street was mentioned in the Domesday Book, so we know its been in continuous existence for over 900 years. Apparently some places on the street is so narrow if you stand with arms outstretched you can touch the houses
on both sides.I didn't bother trying though. I was more interested in looking for Margaret Clitherow's home. She was arrested 1586 for habouring Catholic priests. She was executed by being crushed to death. She was laid out upon a sharp rock, and a door was put on top of her and loaded with an immense weight of rocks and stones. So awful lah! Being in her house really gave us a sense of how much she fought to keep the priests safe, and she held Masses there regularly too.
At the end of the day, we took the York Boat (which i seriously do not recommend, unless you're above 50 years) It was nice to sit back and enjoy the sights of York's rich (just big houses and parks)..but too slow for my taste.
All in all, we totally had an amazing time! =)
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