London Life

It's been some time since the last entry so I figured it's about time I put up something to suggest that I'm not dead (yet) and neither is this site. The (re)settling-in process went fairly smoothly, thanks in no small part to my friends here in London who have been wonderful (largely) and also the second-year Law course at UCL which has kept me busy like never before. Doesn't help that they've added on an extra module to make it 5 in the second year now, so I am doing all of the following subjects this year:

• Jurisprudence & Legal Theory
• Contract and Tort II
• Public Law II
• Property II (Equity + Land Law + Trusts)
• Criminal Law

The reading list's phenomenal so clearly there's not much chance of getting bored anytime this year.

Was without stable Internet access for more than a month due to problems with the ISP, Bulldog. Lesson: if a broadband package sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Room only got wired up last week when the "free" router arrived after about 30 days' delay while the company scrambled to find stock to meet the number of enthusiastic students who signed up for "first month free" broadband. Little did we realize that "first month free" was not merely fees-free but also Internet-free.

That aside, the place I am now staying at is kewl ... a very green, homely suburb with a large population of elderly retirees, Scandinavians descended from ancient trading links in the Docklands and other relatively harmless folk. It's close by Canada Water Underground station and a 24-hour Tesco superstore at Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, so I get access to a great deal (in both senses) of groceries at Tesco Value rates. At least it kinda makes up for the utility bills I have to pay and the Season Bus Pass that I now need to get for the 40-minute ride to college everyday.

So now I'm commuting around London on the red double-deckers. Tube travel is too expensive, so I've restricted that to genuine emergencies such as when I oversleep on the morning of a 9am lecture. It's fairly interesting to commute by bus in London these days. Only the other week there was a mini-bomb scare when a dodgy-looking guy stepped off the Bendy Bus leaving his bag on the seat.

This looks like a fairly interesting year ahead.