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As I was approaching the end of the academic year for my foundation studies, I was faced with a dilemma – whether I should stay in the Malaysia campus or transfer to the UK campus for my first year. Both
Read more“Manglish (or sometimes Malglish or Mangled English) is an English-based creole spoken in Malaysia. The vocabulary of Manglish consists of words originating from English, Malay, Hokkien, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tamil, Malayalam” – from Wikipedia After being here for two years, I
Read moreToday my team mates and I presented our Group Design Project to a small audience of students and examiners. After 8 months of work, we were now tasked with simplifying and condensing our work to a 30-minute brief. The presentation
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While the food choices in Southampton may not be as extensive as London, however, the city does have its own share of quality restaurants with extensive range of cuisines on offer, be it the traditional English Breakfast or some exotic Caribbean
Read moreI’ve never been great at shining the spotlight on myself. So, when companies during their recruitment or interview process specifically ask me to do that, I begin to fumble. Now don’t get me wrong; in several ways, I am just
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Few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to travel to Germany to visit one of my dear high school friend, who is currently studying Architecture in Dessau. We have been in talks of planning this trip but our academic schedule
Read moreImagine that one day, you decided to be slightly adventurous and decided to spontaneously dine at a new restaurant. While you were reading the menu, the restaurant’s two chefs somehow decided to introduce themselves to you. One of them is
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I used to go cinema every now and then back when I was in Malaysia. Watching a movie is not expensive and a great way to hang out with friends. Fast forward to here in the UK, where most things
Read moreIn the third and fourth years of Uni, we get to choose optional modules that allow us to customise our academic playlist for the year. The actual number of available options varies from theme to theme within the MEng Mechanical
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Christmas Holidays! Sort of. Masked by the holiday spirits, the three-week holiday period is actually a time for revisions for the examinations in January. Nevertheless, my friends and I made it a point to let some steam off by travelling.
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