1) Munkeet came to London. Had dinner at Chinatown and the weekend went to window-shop around Picadilly Circus, Oxford Street and Covent Garden.
2) Caught my first musical, Chicago. Wasn't that fantastic.
3) Went for LSE Singapore Society picnic at Regent Park with Yi Fang and realised we were the only Masters student there (quite expected though). Suffice to say, we felt quite old compared to the rest. Din't take photos though.
4) Went to British Musuem but did not manage to see the Terracottas. Quite amazing how many artifacts/relics/exhibits on display and most importantly, it's FREE! Definitely one of the best way to spend an educational and cheap day in London.
Anyway,now to the main point of today's entry. Things gave been quite alright since I've arrived. Though there are problems here and there, there was nothing much to complain as it's just part and parcel of staying overseas. But last week I experienced a major hiccup, something I would probably not experience in Singapore, something that gives evidence to Murphy's Law - Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. And this is something as simple as scanning a document, or so I thought.
It all started when I needed to scan my NTU academic transcript for my job application as the dateline for Goldman Sachs was that very day.
1230pm - Went to the library and to my dismay, found that the scanner wasn't working. Met another student there who told me that the only other free-access scanner in school at the computer lab was also down! Undettered, I went to Career Service, Student Union and my department to ask around for a scanner. But I was to be disappointed. Sms Yut to ask him and he joined me in my hunt for a scanner since he needs to send in his application too.
230pm - Went to Student Services Centre and was directed to Federal Express shop near School. Went there and to our horror, the colour scanner was down! Nvm, made our way to another Federal Express shop that was supposed to be nearby but took us a whole lot longer because we were given wrong directions.
330pm - Ended up at Federal Express shop near Chancery Lane. The colour scanner was working, BUT apparantly, they are not allowed to scan offical documents i.e. transcripts, driving licenses, certificates etc. as they might be subject to manipulation! So, we were stuck once again. Anyway, the cost of scanning there is exhorbitant! 10 pounds for the 1st page and 40 pence for subsequent pages. WTF, S$30 to scan 1 page!?!?!?!
400pm - Really desperate and ended up in Argos where we wanted to buy a 3in1 printer just so we can scan the documents even though we already have a printer at home. Yes, that's how desperate we were! It would have caused us around 50 pounds until I thought of Munkeet. So i gave him a call and he said he could help with scanning but I have to go down to his office. What to do? Haiz....
445pm - Reached Munkeet's office after much directions needed. Waited a good 45 mins before the document was finally scanned because his secretary was busy.
615pm - Home Sweet Home
So for those who think that going overseas is very glamourous and fun and cool, think again! And for those who had such experiences overseas before, I totally understand and sympathise with your predicament. Let's just hope it don't happen once too often...
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