Yeah! Officially completed PhD at Exeter Uni. Attended graduation ceremony last month. Unlike Malaysia, I like the fact that the flow of events here is simple as there is no so many speeches from VIPs and stalls that sell flowers and souvenirs. Come on, after all it’s our big day and not VIPs’. Too many stalls selling flowers and dolls make me feel like the graduation ceremony is sort of commercial event and seems to make the entire ceremony become a market place.
A day trip to the Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area in Taiwan: went to Bitou, Longdong & Fulong. These areas give a spectacular view of Pacific Ocean and geo. stones.
full album see: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151597340212963.1073741826.757132962&type=1&l=741958a21c
At night, had dinner KeeLong night market.
Bitou:http://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=03000022
Fulong: http://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=03000080
Longdong: http://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=03000023
One day trip with colleagues, went to the the Yangmingshan National Park where we visited the sulphur spring, reached the tallest peak of Taipei's Qixing Mountain, which is located on the Datun Volcano Group (the highest [dormant] volcano in Taiwan).
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qixing_Mountain_(Taipei)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangmingshan
http://www.ymsnp.gov.tw/
http://english.ymsnp.gov.tw/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&gp=0&Itemid=104
full album at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151583833757963.1073741825.757132962&type=1&l=26f43ae532
I went back to UK with my family to attend my PhD graduation, as well as travel around.
will share more about this trip in future posts ;-)
