Every year in Liv, programs for a couple of days are set up for brand new international undergrads and postgrads. I didn't think it would be a big thing but my my, they really pamper us and it is absolutely nothing like IMU's orientation.

The epitome of it was last night where all the newbies were treated to dinner at the famous and historic Britannia Adelphi hotel. Its like the great fest before Hogwart's term except this is to "mark the start of a wonderful relationship with our university and our city" (as quoted by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool).

Besides the posh food and surroundings, I really enjoyed the lucky draw although nobody from our table won anything. It was so funny and weird that the 3 tables that surrounded us won 8 out of the 15 prizes available. When it finally came to the last 2 draws, the two winners were called up together and they had to choose from two closed up bags. Can you guess what was in it? When the two lucky dudes pulled the their prize out, everyone cheered and clapped like crazy! It was 2 original jerseys, one Everton FC and the other Liverpool FC! It was good fun ha ha.

The weather was rather worrying as it dropped to 8-9 degrees celsius so I was wondering how the heck we're gonna walk home but I had no reason to worry cos the uni catered buses for us and promptly dropped us at the front of our halls with minimum exposure to the chilly winds. Life is good...