Today it snowed in Cambridge, and, as reported in the papers, in many parts of England and Wales as well. The unique thing about today’s snowfall is that it was really heavy and, as of now, I can still see snow on the ground from outside my college room. News reports state that this is the heaviest snowfall in the past 10 years or so, with snow going up to as thick as 10 cm in Sennybridge, Brecon Beacons.

As I walked trudged along the snow-covered footpath to this morning’s lectures, I was somewhat reminded of the first time I saw snow back in my first year in the UK in 2004. It then occured to me how long ago that was, and how fleeting all those memories in my first year were.

In 2004, I could still remember that it was at 10 pm at night when it first started snowing. Together with the other Malaysian and Singaporean students in my college, we greeted the snow with the excitement of a 5-year-old kid when given a candy.

Nearly three years has flown by.

And now, I’m in my third year.

Occasionem cognesce!