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Super Bowl, Super Bowl.

I dey watch even though I don't understand the game
Shebi because I have light and internet. In Naija, I for don off generator go sleep.

At least I've learnt that I share the same birthday with Tom Brady the GOAT

NiklauseFred:
Lol hope you're doing great ma?

I am as the cold would allow .. Thank you. I hope you are well too..

Health center @2nd pic

Student residence

Our bus out..

NiklauseFred:
I just imagined reading in a place like this.
The thing go just dey enter left,right and center.

You must sabi the book by force
Seriously,my husband is in the academics and there is no day he does not lament about the educational sector in Nigeria.

The ease of study and access to materials is top notch..

There is a reciprocal scheme called SCONUL. The scheme covers most of the university libraries in the UK. It allows many university library users to borrow or use books and journals at other libraries which belong to the scheme.
So a student of Heriot-Watt can borrow or use books from the library of University of Manchester and vice versa..

Sights around..

Bust stop in the picture

NiklauseFred:
Sorry ma'am is this big red thing a mail box?

Yes it is. Still in use. You see them scattered in the city

So Heriot-Watt was named after 2 Scottish Men.. An inventor James Watt and a philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot.

I am sure there is a statue of George Heriot somewhere in the school too

Some field in the distance

A research center in the left

Around the busstop

This water runs through a path leading from the Lib. There is some sort of filter on one side and it runs clear on the other side

Media Studio

Don't get missing..

More..

Saw some people in the library, looked more of students than staff.

Lovely Park/Garden. View from across the Library. Should be lovely in Summer

Side view of the Business School

NiklauseFred:
Lol mama you forgot to mention ur boy oo

Good evening from Nigeria.
This ur thread dey do me like say make I take night bus enter UK

Lol @night bus

tushqueen:
Oh I actually thought it will be closer because the train from Manchester to Carlisle heads/stops at Edinburgh. That will be nice though, may the world be safe again

1hr 20min via train direct from Edinburgh.
Bus is 3hrs

Amen to a safe world

It's been raining and weather very cold hence the ride..

Last 2 pics.. Edinburgh Business School

On my way to the shop, I entered a bus whose final destination was Heriot-Watt so I said well, here we go..

Igbamatigbi:
Thanks for your post Abini2012, your post is inspiring and well written.

Thank you! I'll do that stuff when the weather lets up

tushqueen:
Cool city really, guess it isn't far from Edinburgh

Yeah. I checked, it's about 3+ hrs journey via bus and train. I go come chop jollof rice after Covid

tushqueen:
It isn't just dependent on how long, if you will be working and you have kids, unfurnished appears to be a better option because you can't leave the house as good as you met it with active kids around

Fair and valid point.

How is Carlisle this morning?

[quote author=Igbamatigbi post=98684534][/quote]You're very kind.. That's the essence of the thread, to help someone out there.

Not big fridge o but something that can serve your purpose conveniently

descarado:
I love your fridge. Fridgemaster is bam

Thanks. I am loving it.

Nothing sweet like constant light for inside your fridge o

descarado:
So right about biscuits.
Food generally is very cheap if not extremely cheap in UK.
Funny, they import some of these things yet so cheap.

I shop mainly in Aldi. They sell so cheap but I do patronize them cos of fresh everything and cos it's smaller than the rest in size in my area.

I have tried shortbread made by diff companies, some as costly as 15pounds but the one I went back to buy was the one made for Aldi and it's not up to 50p. Around 39 or so.

I hope the bolded does not change with this Brexit and Custom wahala o.

I've not been to Aldi because I've not seen one close by but I heard food is cheap there too..
Thanks

In April 2020, Captain Sir Tom Moore wanted to raise £1,000 for charity by his 100th birthday by doing laps in his yard with his walker.

His story inspired so many people that he ended up raising over £32 million for the NHS.

He received over 150,000 birthday cards from all over the world.

In July, he was knighted by the Queen.

Sadly, he has just passed away with Covid-19.

May his soul rest in peace.

@Igbamatigbi, what's up? Seen and replied Ur mail..

tushqueen:
Enjoyment for those who live in furnished apartments ooo.

Lol.. Depending on your taste and how long you'll be in the country, you can rent an unfurnished house.

It won't cost an arm and a leg. There are plenty charity furniture shops, eg British Heart Foundation where you can get furniture for cheap prices. Earlier in the thread in Coventry I posted one called Love Coventry, you can get a reasonable sized fridge/freezer for £50. Tables, chairs, chest of drawers for less than £30 etc.

Also there is gumtree and even Facebook market place where people sell unwanted stuff for giveaway price and some even give out free provided you can go and pick it up.

Lastly, if you are working and you want tear rubber stuff, you have the option of getting the shop's 'pay small small' scheme ( I am considering this for the new Samsung S21 5G, I cannot come and kill myself jor)

Decent living

I remember in Coventry, someone asked me how much I get paid as a carer, hours I work etc..

I am not looking for work yet but when I do get one, I'm thinking if I should put it out here so people can see how it is over here and probably learn a thing or two.

Already DH has a 3day training for a job from tomoro. Bills has to be paid

Let me know what you think cus I'm still thinking..

After much reading about Monzo and other digital banks, I decided to open an account with them and got my card delivered to me.. Sweeeeet

Now na to find money put inside remain.

Shebi I said we couldn't open the freezer part of the fridge hence the need for the new one..

Strange thing happened, while struggling to move it so has to place the new one, the door of the freezer opened o..
lo and behold there was nothing wrong with the freezer just that ice had glued the door shut.

Oga landlord don buy new fridge/freezer, na who go tell am

We complain to our landlord about our fridge. We couldn't open the freezer compartment so it affected how we preserve food and the quantity we can buy. Also, if we are to have other occupants in the house, the fridge/freezer will be too small for us.

Yesterday, our new fridge/freezer (that's how it's call here) was delivered by 2 men. The men just dropped it and told us to connect after about 3 hrs...

First pic, old fridge

Now I can shop with easeeeee

tushqueen:
Is lidl cheaper than one below?

I just observed that about biscuits, sweets
Lidl is more of fresh food, food generally and few household, at least the one around us.
One below did not have fresh food

tushqueen:
Ohh really, used to play the poem for my niece over 20yrs ago then.

Should all acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to miiinnnd.

For days of Auld lang syne my friend.....

Yes. I remember when we use to sing it in secondary school from one book called "Sing through the Ages"

on our journey home, we had 1 more passenger unlike our onward journey.

Likewise empty Edinburgh bus station

Isn't this currency beautiful? Well defined hologram