From the balcony

Ah, I could just let out a great sigh of relief now that the hassles of moving from one place to another is over. Finding a place to live in Leeds is not an easy one especially when one does not either belong to the EEC or not a British national and not a home-owner and employed. There was no way for me to find a guarantor who fulfilled all the requirements above.

Visited IKEA Leeds, which is a 30 minutes bus ride from downtown. I thought I could recognise the directions so I don't have to bus again when I have my own transport but, boy, I was wrong. It's extremely different from block systems used in North American cities (including Canada).

Anyway, I got back couple of furnitures to decorate up the empty apartment I will be renting for 12 months. A coffee/tea table for the lounge, a bookshelf for all the various areas of law (and a place for my DVD collections), and a study desk. Got some ceramic dishes and bowls too. After checking out at the till, I looked again at the receipt and felt that something was wrong. I was ridiculously overcharged by £15 by the cashier. I bought a total of four (4) plates but the receipt is showing I got a total of eight additional plates of the same kind. There was another item of plate that wasn't even in my basket. I wondered how did that ever got scanned in. After settling the dispute, headed back and started fixing up the wooden furnitures.

Yesterday, from the balcony, I witnessed a car accident unfolded on Lovell Park road, which is just right in front of me. I live on the 3rd floor so it was quite a view. The guy that got hit almost lost his head when he came out of his wheels to check the damage. Anyway, during the night it is the most comfortable of all places to be. The balcony is not too low to enjoy the city illuminating the night skies. Heh! But it's low enough to let in flying bugs into the apartment. I have really wondered if they (the bugs) will choke their lungs out if they fly higher. I think they do because I dont think there are many flying pests around for those who live 6 floors and above. The air is thinner the higher you go. <-- basic principles of geography.