have internet...

will live! wahahahaha. of course, FFH had nothing to do with it. durr. guy TDK was responsible for the wi-fi presence in the flat. hurrah for him. he inadvertently applied for telephone service as well. (i think it was bundled with the broadband package, and he didn't quite understand the conditions.) but i'm not complaining. that means one less utility bill for me. which, incidentally, has already gone beyond the £30 limit in the two weeks it was in operation. three guesses as to who is responsible. (there are four of us in the flat, just in case you forgot...) and the answer is... tan-ta-ra-raaaaaaaaaan!!! FFH!!! *applause applause* she has spent every other night staying up late talking to her boyfriend/husband in princeton. (really, i don't know if she's married or not, her stories change every time.) so i am doubly glad that i do not have to be held liable for her exorbitant phone calls. now all i have to do is wait for the telephone bill from the previous operator...

in other recent developments, i have finally met all of my classmates. we're a really diverse bunch, i should say. a lot of displaced nationalities. (i.e. german afghani, american croat, canadian nigerian...) how cool is that?!?! i'm sure i'll be learning a lot from my classmates, on top of my tutors. (that's what they call professors here.) and speaking of tutors... they're also a good mix. our program director is turkish greek, one tutor is half-portuguese, the other is british german. (i think...) and i just have to say, the portuguese tutor is UBER CUTE!!! wahahaha. i'm being a total airheaded girl by saying that, but who cares. he IS. oh, and i also have an irish british (durr) classmate who looks like hugh grant. and i'm not the only one who thinks so! my hongkong classmate said so, too. unfortunately... i'm taller than he is!!! not by much, but still... *sigh* i have to say, i am quite surprised (not to mention DISAPPOINTED) that 25% men in this side of the planet are STILL shorter than i am. huh. oh well, at least the odds are better than back home, where i am above 50% of the male population. (you can interpret that whichever way you want.)

since we are talking about that darn irish... he said he was baffled at how well i could speak english. in verbatim - your english is perfect. haha, look who's flattered. plus, a number of people have commented on how i don't have any perceptible accent. i guess being a grammar nazi has its benefits. the downside being inordinately buggered when speaking with people who have horrendous english, i.e. TDK flatmates. gaaah. i swear, my english has been deteriorating since i got here. how ironic is that???

i've been here a month, to the day. and for someone who's never lived on her own before, i think i'm doing great. as the british say... fantastic.