Welcome to my post... flashback masa bertolak & first day menjejakkan kaki ke UK....
I did my packing last minute, and my advice to all of u, JANGAN! DON'T! Kalau ada free time tu, sila lah start packing ... jangan ikut contoh tak baik aku nih... sampai my father n sisters kena turun padang tolong aku packing last minute... huhu... start packing awal ni boleh elakkan kelam kabut sebelum bertolak... n to avoid panicking before departure... kalau nk checklist, ada kt previous post, but rough idea je yg tu... U guys might have ur own checklist..
Hari nak bertolak tu, macam2 perasaan ada... sedih, terharu, gembira, excited... bercampur baur... macam xpercaya je aku dah nak bertolak... Sampai airport awal, sembang2 dengan family and friends yang sudi datang hantar aku... then check in.... pastu tunggu flight.... Then board the plane... I was alone... takde student intake January course aku drp Malaysia.... lain2 student pun xde.. ramai dh pegi September & October...
Aku naik Fly Emirates, connecting di Dubai... Once u go to a foreign land, pastikan rajin baca signboard/signage & rajin bertanya... supaya tak sesat jalan ;) Dugaan masa naik flight? Ada Pak Arab nk ajak kawin... sesampai je Dubai, aku cabut g toilet, lama skit baru keluar.. tgk dia dh takde.. phewww
3 hours tggu flight ke Newcastle at Terminal 3, Dubai Airport. Sempat la ronda2 sikit. Cantik airport dia, plus mcm2 duty free barang kt ctu.... kalau yg kaki shopping tu, mmg dugaan... kena kuatkan semangat utk control diri ya ;)
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| Dubai Airport |
Sebelum sampai UK, the steward & stewardess akan tanya nak Landing Card tak... Sila Ambik & Isi.... u gonna need it bila sampai nanti... kalau tak terpaksa pula isi bila semua tgh sibuk2 keluar drp plane & nk beratur through immigration tu.... So, better isi awal2...U will need to show the Landing Card plus ur passport, TB Test report, relevant docs masa smpi kt Immigration Officer tu...
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| UK Landing Card |
Lepas ambik my luggage, keluar, then jumpa wakil university... Nampak diorg tgh pegang placard Northumbria University, terus excited. Alhamdulillah, aku dh selamat sampai... 17 jam kot perjalanan tu... sensorang plak... Syukur I've made it... They brought me straight to my accommodation, sign semua docs berkaitan then angkat bag masuk bilik...
It really helps to inform the university your arrival date... tak la terpinga2 masa sampai nanti... It is good also to join any fb groups berkaitan tempat u guys nak sambung belajar... Antara Group FB yang aku join ialah : Pascasiswazah Luar Negara Tajaan MARA, Persatuan Pelajar MARA UK & Balai Malaysia Newcastle. To those yang nak pergi Newcastle, Balai Newcastle boleh bantu nak cari accommodation... aku pun dh amik university accommodation baru tau pasal this group... duduk luar sometimes much cheaper drp duduk university accommodation... and diorg pun ada buat byk aktiviti, usrah dan sbgnya utk Malaysian students.. They r so helpful... Cuma jangan la tanya kt fb group tu soalan sama byk kali, yg org lain dh tanya... do take time to read the post and notes... and read up a bit about ur course, n the place u r going... In sha Allah, ramai yang akan cuba bantu... cuma u must also put in your effort... ;)
A few days after arrival, I went for the Induction programme... dapat la jumpa some Malaysians and other International students... Then I went for the course enrollment... settle semua, then proceed register with GP bwh NHS (medical coverage tu, kt sini, consultation free, tp ubat u have to pay...) n apply for Letter of Introduction - yg ni untuk buka bank account di UK... Aku bukak Llyods Bank, Islamic Account... Documents yang perlu hanya passport & letter of introduction from university...
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| Northumbria University |
Lepas settle semua tu, aku lepak je kt bilik and survey kawasan ;) Next week tu baru kelas start... ;)
Maka lepas tu aku pun start explore tempat ni serba sedikit... will write about it sat gi... Cheers!
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