Free pumpkin carving is a great way to get people in the Hallowe'en spirit!

So the other night we got some amazing Indian takeaway! We decided to try out lots of food from this cute little restaurant literally like a minute away from our house! I actually loved it, it was not spicy at all, it was actually rather sweet :)
But yeah, take aways and The O.C. are the best thing ever :D
I'm also working on an awesome project for the Fiji Volunteering, I can't wait to be able to write about it! (Hopefully it'll work out)
I haven't really been able to blog much recently because I'm always so busy these days I can't wait to have some time to myself on Friday and Saturday!

I've just been accepted onto the VESAbroad volunteering scheme for next summer, and I cannot wait!!
Check out http://sheffieldtofiji.blogspot.com/ to find out more about it!

So something I haven't had time to mention yet because I've hardly had time to blog lately, is that I have a job now :D
Back in Lasenza where I belong! Haha!
We had fancy dress at work to raise money for breast cancer, and I dressed up as Minnie Mouse! It was really fun, although I did have to stand at the front of the store on my own and try get donations from a cake sale! That was a bit awkward, but fun at the same time! Especially seeing everyones faces light up and smile when they saw me! ("Mummy look its Minnie Mouse!" - was the highlight I think haha)
Also had to walk around the shopping centre like that giving out brouchures to staff in other shops!
But yeah it was a fun experience, and today I had a whole day in the stock room, from which I'm so tired!
I really do miss Lasenza Brent Cross though, didn't realise just how much until I started in this one :(

Last night I went to the cinema with Ali and Hasan at like 9 oclock at night, which was really fun (although it was freezing cold).
We went to see Don't be Afraid of the Dark, which has definitely made me be afraid of the dark now haha!
Popcorn and fanta frozen are just an unbeatable combination :) Although I don't know what was wrong with me, I kept dropping the popcorn everywhere!
I didn't really expect the cinema to have a lot of people at that time, but it was actually quite packed out! Although our film didn't have many people, apart from a bunch of really annoying teenagers who wouldn't shut up.
I love being out late at night, when it's all dark, because the city looks so pretty :D the trees are all lit up and so are a lot of the buildings, it's just so much prettier than back in London!

On Thursday there was a massive student lock-in in Meadowhall Shopping centre (one of the biggest shopping centres in the UK)
There was about 10,000 students there, so it was pretty hectic! I was pretty glad we got there at like 5ish, even though the thing started at like 7.30pm! Waited in the queue for ages, but it was worth it because we were at the front! Well, nearly.
It wasn't too bad waiting though, because they had a big radio station in a van next to us with massive speakers and they were playing loud music! Not to mention there was stilt walkers walking around, making balloon animals for people, and they also gave out free beach balls, red bull and krispy kreme donuts! (Although we didn't manage to get any donuts :( I was so upset!!)
When they finally checked our ID's and gave us wristbands we went in! All the shops had lots of student offers on, although the lines to pay were pretty ridiculous, especially in Topshop. I just refused to go in there to be honest. It was crazy!
There was DJs in loads of shops, and free drinks and snacks and stuff aswell. I got a lovely big bag from River Island, and a gorgeous scarf and a top too! And some shoes from New Look, and 3 shower gels, an AMAZING rose hand cream, and hand gel from Body Shop :)

On Thursday we had our freshers fair at uni! It was basically a fair where lots of companies were giving away free stuff to students! Dominos pizza were giving out free pizza slices and vouchers, which was awesome!
The line to get in was ridiculous though, I almost didn't go! I'm really glad I went though, I got some really cool stuff, including some mugs, pads (lol), a nice bag from urban outfitters, elle magazine, nail varnish, lip gloss, lots and lots of pens, and some other stuff!
Ikea were actually giving away free sleeping pillows, but unfortunately by the time I got there, they were all gone :(
Overall my first week at uni has been really great, I've actually enjoyed it so much :) Love (nearly) all my lectures, and I'm just so in love with the union and library that I could live there haha!
Although I have so many books to read!
I'm also pretty excited because of something I did today, but I won't say more about it yet ;) just incase!

Yesterday at Uni I went on the ethical tour with the People & Planet society, to see all the different ethical places to eat and buy food in Sheffield :) I only went to three because I had to go home after, but the three I did go to gave us lovely free samples to try! I'm definitely going to be returning to them ;)
On the way to them I also saw lots of really lovely parks that we can go to chill in which was really good!
I was supposed to go to Burlesque dancing afterwards but I wasn't bothered to go back out after, and I'm getting ill aswell! :(
Before that we had the sports fair and I signed up to the equestrian society!! I was sooo happy that we have one :D Finally I can do horseriding lessons for a bit less than £40 an hour! After that we had to go make our "tour poster" with our HCS group, and then got a free lunch (I love my uni, they keep giving away free food hah!)

Got the last laugh comedy club tomorrow night, quite looking forward to going to that :)

Lots of free stuff from around uni, mostly from the different societies. Including a free pint of beer from Rileys sports club!

Amazing yoga meditation gift set from the yoga society that I joined :)

This morning we had the activities fair at uni, it was crazyyy! I've never seen so many people in one room! It wasn't too bad at first, but as time went on more and more people came and it got so packed it was almost impossible to move around...
I signed up to so many activities and societies, I'm just wondering when I'm gonna have time for anything else haha!
Some of the things I joined include;

- Human Communication Society (because it makes sense to join your own departments society..)
- Psychology Society
- Japanese Society
- Yoga
- Salsa
- Speak
- Tea Society
- Sheffield RAG (Raising and Giving - a fundraising society)
and lots and lots of others!




After the fair I went home and then went back later on to do Jewellery making and Swedish back massage! It was soo cool, I made a lovely necklace, and then got to experience a nice back massage, and then actually do it too! We had to pair up and then take our tops off which was really awkward, but I was lucky enough that the person who actually massaged me was a girl! I felt bad for the people who were in girl/guy pairs, how awkward haha!




I went to our library too which was just so amazing I wanted to stay there and never leave! (I'm such a geek I know!!)
After that Hasan met me after his uni and we went to Interval cafe/bar to have some food before going home.
:D

Yesterday was such an amazing day at uni, we went for a union tour in the morning (not like it was needed but hey..) and then ended up in the tent social, which was really cool, they took videos of our faces and put it up on a big board with everyones faces there! Soo cool!
We had the free lunch for local students aswell after, which was nice, got lots of free food haha! Afterwards wasn't so fun though, as we had to walk for like nearly an hour and a half with a group from our course, on some weird quiz tour of the uni buildings... so long and tiring! It felt ridiculously good to sit down afterwards! We went to the union shop and I got a nice baguette and we sat down on the sofas in the union for a while, and then went to the mentor tea party!
I went to zumba afterwards, which was the most amazing thing ever haha! (For those of you who don't know, zumba is like a fitness class - it's basically choreographed dancing to fast songs to work out)
It was so hard to keep up with the instructor, but it was so much fun! Everyone was so sweaty after, which I guess means it was a good workout! We did lots of different dances, including bellydancing, bhangra, salsa, flamenco, and just overall dancing! I'm definitely gonna sign up to regular classes :)
Came home completely dead out, but then we went to Sainsbury's and Aldi to do food shopping! I think I pretty much fell asleep straight away when we went bed!
Had to get up early today for module enrollment and registration, but I'm soo glad we did, because the queues were already huge, and when we came out 2 hours later they were even longer!
After that we went on an army tour, which was really awesome and I actually signed up! (eek!) Going away for the weekend in 2 weeks time to see if I'm any good haha!
I was supposed to go to Latin and Ballroom dancing tonight, but I don't think I'll be making it, seeing as I'm so tired and have like no energy at all :( kind of wasted my money booking it but I think I would die if I went!


View onto part of the student union, from the balconies upstairs:) I don't think I'll ever stop being amazed at how awesome our union is!


Awesome salad bar in the union! :D


Because this is what toilets are for..


Our group from HCS


ZUMBA time!! ( Although you can't see me:( )

I started Uni on Monday! I was well excited! I met up with Charlotte at 9am, and went to our welcome meeting for our faculty (medicine, dentistry and health... I feel well smart being part of that haha)
It was in a massive lecture room, with some boring presentations followed by quite a funny act from the theatre group.
Afterwards we went to Interval cafe, which was really lovely, and had some food and stuff. Then we had our course meetings and stuff and got lots of info about our modules, which was so confusing! Got some uni hoodies aswell, I was well happy, I've been wanting one of those hoodies for agesss! :)
We got so many leaflets for so many events and everything aswell which is so exciting!

During the last few days in Poland, I went to some new pizza place with my friends, that just opened in our town, which was really nice! We had a nice pizza and they had polish beer, but I had ice tea because I hate beer!
We walked back, when it was really dark and we walked down some weird abandoned roads which was really weird for someone from London, considering you just wouldn't do that in London.
I also went to a really fancy spa resort with my auntie, uncle, and cousins. It was a really nice swimming pool, with an outdoor heated pool aswell. Although I didn't stay in the outdoor one for long because I felt like I'm going to catch a deadly flu!
Went to my uncles building site too, it was good to see it, their house is nearly finished now and it looks awesome!
Also got to see my other grandma, she came to town and I went to pick her up at the station and we went around the town centre, and she got me nice ice cream, a box of raspberries, some really nice expensive boots, and some sewing stuff (yay!) I've started sewing a horse :) slight obsession with horses now!
But yeah overall it was really nice, I'm really glad I went! I didn't realise how much I missed it! It was so lovely to see everyone again!

I went horse riding the other day, I was so happy! I've wanted to do it for such a long time, but it's so expensive in London! I told my auntie though and she phoned her sister who works in a stable and she managed to let us go for free :) I can't describe how happy I was, I felt like a little kid :D Although my legs KILL me now, she was trying to teach me how to stand on the saddles and then made the horse run. I dont think my ass and thighs have ever hurt so much haha! Not even after gym! But it was so worth it! The horses were so beautiful and well behaved too! It was scary getting up on a big horse, and even scarier to get down! Some next acrobatics to get down haha! I'm seriously considering taking up lessons in Sheffield now, but I need to see how everything else goes with Uni and stuff!
I know the camera is really bad quality for most of the pictures, because I couldn't take my nice camera with me to Poland because I only had a 10kg limit on my bag and I took my laptop instead ;)

Just a few other photos from the trip, I've been absolutely going crazy over all the animals, I think alot of people think I have issues haha! It sucks that our landlord won't let us have pets :(
We took Rocky (the big german shephard) for a walk the other day, to pick the kids up from school. I was surprised how well behaved he was on the leash, compared to the two little rascals we took earlier. Everyone looked so scared of it when we passed, when he's so soft and harmless! Although, having said that, he's been so happy when I let him out he jumps on my back and now I have lovely scratch marks all down my back!




I slept with this one last night, and it kept attacking my legs! It's sooo cute! He was acting like he's digging a hole through the duvet, such a cutie!

So I went to London on Saturday and on Sunday (very early) morning we drove down to the airport. Had to wait around for 2 hours by myself but I went to WHSmith and got "Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling :) quite fun to read!
Security caused problems saying my see through bag for liquids was too big! Idiots made me buy a smaller one, like it matters!
Also got the YSL mascara for £18 at duty free, so was quite happy :)
Couldn't sleep on the plane at all though, full of screaming children and my ears kept popping, I felt like I was going to go deaf!
Anyway, got picked up by my cousin uncle and grandad when I landed, and drove for like an hour to get here.
It's been really lovely being back here after so long, makes me quite sad really. My whole childhood just comes back to me when I'm here. Sitting on balconies when it's pitch black outside, listening to the crickets and dogs barking in the distance. Playing badminton till like midnight in the middle of the street. Running around playing with the dogs. Staying up with my auntie. Just so many memories, it nearly makes me cry!
Been having a nice time though, playing with all the animals, seeing my old friends and stuff!
Also, can't even begin to mention the immensity of the taste of the food. Oh how I wish I could eat this every day. My grandads own tomatoes with onions and cream, just ahh! My gran made so much lovely food I swear I'm going to gain like 10kg before I leave!

Today evening we had a local student meeting at Uni, which I thought wasn't gonna be a great thing because I thought not many people would go and stuff, but it actually turned out to be really good. 
Had a few talks from some uni staff and students, a group activity and then a free buffet and drinks. Got to meet 2 really lovely girls too, one of which is actually going to be on my course which is pretty great! They were both really great and I'm glad I went tonight!
Was dark by the time it finished so Ali and Hasan came to pick me up, which was really nice too!
Really excited for all the freshers events, I've only just started and I already agree that Sheffield Student Union is the best in the UK :P (apparently it's been voted number 1 student union for a few years in a row now!)
I'm really excited now!!

Stayed up till like 3am last night, so was pretty dead when we got a call from Ikea saying they're about to deliver our sofa at like 9am! :(
But it's all good, I'm really happy with the new sofa! It's supposed to be a 2 seater, but all 3 of us can sit in it fine :) which is really good!
Had more of a house day today, cooking, cleaning, washing etc. Was going to go shopping but I think we're all a bit too tired. Took us a while to put the sofa together too, Ikea is so unconsiderate, I hate their instruction manuals! Why isit so hard to have writing instructions?! So hard to figure it all out from a few pictures!
I'm also realllllly gutted, because I had to turn down a job offer to be a supervisor :( I applied for it a couple weeks ago and got a phone interview, and yesterday they called me back about it. But I had to say I can't do it because she said they would need me to work any day any time, even though it was only part time supervisor, which of course I can't do because of uni! Seriously considering leaving uni and just working! I could have actually been a supervisor. Grrrrr.
But yeahh, I think it's time to catch up on some Eastenders and maybe The O.C ;)

So we've been browsing through the Playstation Store recently, trying to find fun games to play, and stumbled upon this fun looking game. Decided to buy it.. (£8..rip off?) but it's totally fun, and I really enjoy it :)

It's such an imaginative game, soo simple but so fun to play! The people who made this deserve a round of applause! ;)
If you have Xbox or PS3 I would really recommend trying it out.
It's a simple game where you are a stick man (or woman) and can play with friends or alone, exploring different levels and collecting stuff and defeating enemies.
Sounds simple but it's really fun to play, especially with friends!