Typical Traditional British Dishes

Roast Meat-Roast chicken, potato, broccoli, carrot and gravy


English breakfast-Eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms, baked beans

Lamb Stew - Winter Food

Date: 22 December 2009
Location: Rob's house, St. Ebbe's

Shrimping 捕虾

Date: 26 December 2009
Location:
The easiest way: use bacon as bait inside a net

饺子Dumpling

搓 Rub
擀面杖 Rolling pin
馅 Fillings

Add some salt when cooking the dumpling in boiling water
Salt – avoid dumplings stick together

The dumpling is ready to be eaten when it swells.

Christingle

22 December 2009 - First time heard of Christingle. Children may be asked to create one of the below as one of the Christmas activities.

Orange: world
4 Sweets: 4 seasons
Red ribbon: the blood of Jesus
Lighted candle: Jesus Christ as the light of the world

The wineglass does not represent anything. It just assists the christingle to stand.

Snowing in Oxford

17 December 2009, This is the first day of snowing since I have arrived in the UK. I saw twice in the day but each of them just lasted for few minutes (perhaps not even more that one minute). Unfortunately I was not able to take some pictures.

Pictures taken on 18 December 2009.

Frosting in Oxford

01 December 2009 - This is the first day of frosting in Oxford after I have been here for over 2 months. Indication of snowing is coming soon. Expecting snowing will come during the period of Christmas or new year.

OASIS OF THE SEA - The world's biggest cruise ship

Cater for: more than 6,000 passengers

Cabling: more than 3,000 miles of electrical cabling - that is about the distance from London to New York

Weight: more than 225,000 tonnes

Cost: more than £800m

Date of completion: 28 October 2009

Speed: 22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph)

Souce: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8380738.stm

National Insurance Number (1st time application)

First thing to do: Call Jobcentre
Jobcente Plus NI Allocation Service
0845 600 0643, 8am-6pm, Monday-Friday

You could be asked: (be prepared)
-Reason applying for National Insurance Number
-Full name (as in your password)
-Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
-Full address and post code of where you are currently living
-Nationality and passport number
-Type of UK visa
-Contact number

After the telephone call, you should will be given:
1) Reference number
2) Head Office's contact number (01983273014)
You details will be sent to 'Head Office', and you should get reply within 7 days to inform you whether you will get applicaiton form by postal or attend a EOI (Evidence of Identity) interview. You should contact the head office if no reply after 7 days.
(For my case, I received the application form by post on the 8th day after making the call)

Sample of some of the decuments received by post:



After 2 weeks of posting the application, I received my NIN.


After getting the NIN for about 2 months, a national insurance number card will be sent to you.

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