A Whiter Shade of Pale: Remember December

Student No: 6076137

Dear Miss Chua

Date of departure from Room 2: Saturday 20-Dec-2008

According to our records your contract for your room will shortly be coming to an end. We remind you that the room should be cleaned and left tidy, in particular you will need to:

· Leave your telephone handset, telephone power supply unit and blue cable on your desk.

· Remove all of your personal belongings from the room.

· Remove all of your equipment and food (including items in the freezer/fridge) from the kitchen.

· Place all of your rubbish into waste bags and take them to the blue rubbish bins outside the building. Please note there is a charge of £5.00 per bag of rubbish left in a bedroom or kitchen.

· Leave the room in a clean and tidy state i.e.:

Vacuum your carpet

Wipe all surfaces including the bookshelf, window frames, desk top, inside of drawers and telephone.

Clean your shower room

· Leave the mattress cover, duvet and pillows folded at the end of the bed.

· Lock the windows and door. We strongly recommend that you do not leave your room open for friends to use or rely on friends to hand in the keys because, in these circumstances, you are responsible for any loss or damage.

· Return your room keys to the Caretaker’s Office (next to the Launderette in Hamilton Drive) , the Accommodation Office (open Mon-Fri 10.00-12.30 & 13.30-16.00) or the Security Office on the ground floor of Senate House (open 24 hours)

The rest of the flat should also be left in a clean and tidy state and it might be a good idea to discuss with your housemates which additional area you will be cleaning on departure. This includes the hallway and kitchen.

If the flat/room is not left in a clean and tidy state you will be invoiced for the cleaning of these areas. The cost depends on the condition of the flat/room on inspection, plus an administration fee of £12.00.

You are required to move out by 10.00 Monday to Friday or 12.00 on Saturday/Sunday on the above departure. If you have any questions please contact Valerie King in the Accommodation Office on ext 2464 or v.king@surrey.ac.uk before your departure.

Have a good journey home.

Best Wishes,

Yes, madam. Oh well... You know, being on Hazel Farm is so UNHIP, its bloody hip. You get to hang out with the coolest people who gives shit about school work & only sleeps at 4am after downing their livers with copious alcohol. I will miss my fun-loving exchange friends. On the other hand, you get to live with nice, down to earth, studious international students and share the dirty kitchen with. All that cultural exchange, social activities & beer chugging that went on at Hazel Farm was definitely memorable.

Alright now... Some Guildford pictures taken very recently, as I became a rare tourist when WH dropped by while visiting London to stay with me.

Pewley Downs still look almost the same as 2+ months ago.
While the trees below my window are bare now,
the grass is still green here.

At the castle's grounds,
there is a WW2 memorial for Guildfordians who perished in the war.
Memorial day was in November,
but I'm glad the plastic red poppies wreaths survived way longer than that.