To Urs, For Urs, From Ur: Fri 8Feb08: Nottingham Light

One distinctive thing that I am fond of developed country is that they are well-organized and well-planned ahead. In UK, besides promoting those places of tourists’ interests, each city council has been very active in organizing shows, attractions, offers, special occasions, etc in attempt to make their city eventful. Furthermore those events were planned in yearly-basis, and eventually the brochures and other form of publications could be disseminated to locals, institutions, and tourists, free of charge. Tourist information centre, usually located in the heart of the city or easily accessible, is the place where you could find all the information that you would like to know regarding the city. The officers will be glad to help and guide you kindly, with maps or booklets provided, and again free of charge. Of course the information could be easily found in internet too, but sometimes you could just get more updated and complete ones in these information centers. Getting answers directly from a person will be more convenient and straightforward, do you agree?

We received a copy of the events held by the Nottingham City Council from the International Office during our first day of registration day. That is how all of us we were aware about this “Nottingham Light”

Not really knowing for sure what we were going to see, 5 of us (Su-En departed to London today) went to the Market Square, city centre around 7pm. While approaching our destination, we were so surprised by a glimpse of a big Ferris wheel we saw from inside the taxi.

When we reached, we can’t help our mouth from forming ‘WHOAA’ because there’s SUDDENLY a NOTTINGHAM EYE in the Market Square! There was nothing, absolutely nothing in that place, and all of sudden, WUSH!, there’s an Eye there. This is so exciting! We were quite late though, because apparently there was a musical performance that had been going on, and the place was quite crowded. The performance was, I would say, more to a classical or easy-listening using some traditional instruments. We enjoyed it so much!

Nottingham City Council building

£5 per person to ride on the eye, anyone?

But we can let ourselves enjoy too much because there has been a strike in our stomach: we haven’t had dinner yet.
And so we decided to go to Nando’s to eat, since the restaurant was just opened. I was told by my ex that the Extra Hot Peri-Peri sauce here is more spicy and delicious that the one in Malaysia, and so I was so eager to discover the truth. And you know what? IT IS! IT IS INDEED MORE SPICY!! I LOVE IT!! Hohohoho~~~~ Poor Elvin, he couldn’t enjoy it since it was his fasting day. Too bad! =p

When we nearly finished our dinner, Yee Tat, Serene and Mina joined us: they just arrived after having their dinner in the campus. It was so coincidence that when we were back to the Market Square, lots of fireworks had been shot!!