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Alastair

Miao — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:07:30 +0000

One of my drawings of Al before he left back to UK. I’ve been involved on a project since. Feeling really exhausted and stressed.

Recent Decision

Miao — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:54:04 +0000

P1180992, originally uploaded by rgmu11.

Al watching Pink Pantha in bed. I feel this drawing is a bit like Schiele’s style, one of my favorite artists.

I’m planning to take some figure painting course when I go to UK. Although I got the offer of University of Arts London, considered the big gap between their international students’ fee and home fee, which is £9,300 per year and £1,390 per year, I decided not to be account on taking a course in that university, at least not in the next three years. Because the reply I got from the university to my question “If I get a spouse visa, in what condition could I just pay the home status fee?” is- You have to stay in UK for at least three years to be accepted as a home student.

The answer was quite disppointing, thinking of the HUGE gap between the oversea’s and home’s fees. The tuition is going up year by year, while I am not sure whether the teaching quality would climb along with it. Think about it, what if I get pregnant and have a baby in one or two years, I will still be treated as an “international student” if I wanna go to college? I did feel quite excited when I got the offer.I did look forward to going there to study, very very much. And I did work much. But what a pity, facing my financial situation I don’t think I could accept loaning money for just one year foundation course for which British students will just pay nearly 1/7, and I even don’t want to wait for another three years to go to a foundation course. All what I feel is I wont make it unless they suddenly changed the policy to accept me as a home student then.

I just hope Al could get a good job where he feels fulfilled and joyful in career development. He thinks I should consider more about other ways to persue art, like short courses. I guess that’s a good idea. I would like to join several short courses to train myself more in traditional art technique which is helpful for me to get deeper in art.

National Holiday in Tangshan

Miao — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:33:38 +0000

Al marking his students’ paper in grandparents’

We spent 6 days holiday in my mum’s parents’ in Tangshan. The last I went to visit them was when I was 12. Their home hasn’t any changes. They still live a simple and plain country life. For Al, it was his first time to see the Chinese country-side. Read his feelings here. During the stay, we visited many relatives-my grandpa’s brothers and my grandma’s side. Apart from that, I had been enjoying sunshine in the garden.

Al and Mum making fun of each other

Al spent most of his time either on watching TV shows on laptop or marking the students’ paper

Al and mother eating home-grown corns in the garden

UK Trip- Scotland

Miao — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:31:49 +0000

Finally I decided to post my UK trip series with photos. I would like to start with our stay in Scotland where of course it was cloudy or rainy. I asked Al’s father: “How many days per week does it rain here?” He answered,” Six and a half.”

al&miao_scotland, originally uploaded by rgmu11.

Taken by my boyfriend when we had a walk near grandparents’ home in Cupar, Fife.

Uncle Steve’s House in Dundee.

Finally we found the rain much lighter and nearly stopped. So before the lunch time in grandparents’, Al’s father gave us a ride around the town of St. Andrews which is a famous university town in Scotland. Although we only had a brief sightseeing in the car, I liked this little lovely town and felt I would like to come back again. Wendy said she was considering to apply for the university cause she was told their president was a handsome noble man.

Nanny and Jimmy in their home, and you can see that they like to play crosswords.I took this photo before we left.I like the warm atmosphere of this photo and their warm and friendly smile.

Grandma was knitting a trendy hat. Finding that I’m interested in vintage stuffs and antiques, she was pleased to show me the old things they had in the house. Some of them are over 100 years old. And she gave me an old wedgewood plate as a present when I left.

Grandpa likes sitting in his chair reading newspaper or watching TV. He’s gonna be 90 years old this year.

Al in summer

Miao — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:08:00 +0000

Al in summer, originally uploaded by rgmu11.

I put a wet towel on his neck cause he got sunburn when coming home from gym.

Alastair on computer planning lesson

Miao — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:15:00 +0000

Shanghai Trip- Alastair

Miao — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:59:00 +0000

Some pictures of Al in Yu Garden.We enjoyed the beautiful sights there other than those loads of tourists,and we were two of them..

Blurry but nice feeling it takes!

Another photographer haha

I like this one of him.