The UK Is The New South Pole

"Icebound Brits are still reeling from the coldest night of the winter where the mercury hit minus TWENTY-TWO - and there is NO thaw on the horizon"

That was the news. Click sini utk berita penuh.

Then I got this email in my Inbox:

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Notice to all students

Please do not reply to this email. If you have a query please use the email address below.

Advice from the Met Office shows heavy snow is forecast for Friday 8^th and Sunday 10^th January. Spring term starts on Monday 11^th January with a planned timetable of teaching sessions. There may be disruption to the sessions with very short notice due to staff experiencing travel difficulties to campus. We will endeavour to deliver all sessions; however, students should be prepared for disappointment on some sessions.

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Wah... perlu suka ke perlu duka cita nih Uni ada possibility tutup?

Ye, satu UK mmg mcm dah jadi freezer. Ada yg label it as South Pole dah pon, with -22C di kawasan2 utara Scotland. Sekolah2 dan Universiti semua tutup, makanan2 kat kedai semua habis org borong buat stok takut darurat, bus services yg ada pon jd limited bcoz of the icy roads and heavy snow.

Even Plymouth tempat terhangat UK pon terasa kesannya. Electricity kitaorg pakai cap pre-paid, so baru masuk seminggu into the new year we have almost used up the whole quota utk sebulan selalunya. Mana x nya, electric heater lg, lampu lg (night time is longer, jd lampu pon psg lebih lama drpd waktu summer), electric cooker kat dapur lg (dah la musim winter la selalu lapar and rajin masak sbb xde aktiviti lain), TV lg (bcoz asyik memerap indoor aje), hot shower lg... pergh... berganda2 kegunaannya. Tu x termasuk gas bills, ye la bukak central heating lg, air panas utk masak, basuh pinggan, basuh kain (baju dah sah more than normal la kan, berlapis2, berstokin2), mandi, amik wudhu'.... huhu...Lumrah musim sejuk...

Apa pon syukur la Plymouth x seteruk mana. Habis kuat pon -5C kot. Altho sini dah x snow lg, tp lebih membahayakan adalah ice! Snow2 yg mencair di siang harinya, tp x sempat kering lalu menjadi ais sebelah mlm nya, dan, siap la esok. Alhamdulillah so far x pernah jatuh lg, tp dah berjoget2 jg la time2 slippery betul tu nak cari balance, ala2 Dancing On Ice gitu. I have to walk super gingerly, almost tip toeing. Lebih dahsyat lg, if it's a hilly or slopey road. Mmg akan avoid la jalan2 tersebut. I feel like a hundred year old lady berjalan, slow giler and terbongkok2 almost, dgn tgn mendepang, utk merendahkan central of gravity supaya x tumbang. Fizik maaa... hehe

Ok ni la gmbr2 nya. The first few tu nak demonstrate jalan berais. It looks likes snow, but it's harder, and much much more slippery okeh. The one that follows tu nak tunjuk how gorgeous the weather is today, with the sun coming up, tp heran x cair2 gak ais tu. The last one tu gmbr Hubs and Aisyah, lps solat Jumaat td. So rest assured, masih bole solat Jumaat lg, so belom la tahap darurat kat Plymouth terchenta nih (masa2 ni baru la chenta kan Plymouth - tempat lain kat UK adalah lebih parah lg kesejukan nya).











PS: Sebenarnya kat Europe ke, USA ke, Japan ke, lebih teruk sejuk dia, tp sbb ni adalah cuaca tersejuk utk UK sejak 30 tahun lalu, mmg gabra sket la. Plus negara2 lain yg dah biasa sejuk beku tu, dah prepare awal2, snow 4 kaki pon bole bawak kereta lg sbb ada jentolak snow yg ketepikan snow everyday. Sini, garam pon x cukup utk tabur kat jln raya, siap kena catu lg. Tu la alkisahnya panic.