This week, we’re chasing that UK dream — and giving our friend Loro a crash course on studying and surviving life abroad before he flies off for his uni exchange.
From culture shocks and homesickness to Malaysian student clubs, finding community, picking up random side quests, and even meeting your favourite YouTubers — we’re unpacking what it really feels like to be a Malaysian student in the UK.
You might wanna sit down for this deep dive into the student life, identity shifts, and everything in between.
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CHAPTERS
01:30 - Loro is ascending to higher heights
04:00 - Hunting British YouTubers like Adele
08:55 - The Land of Christmas
12:10 - The Loughborough Lore
14:00 - Hay fever at the YouTube Academy
16:58 - Lancaster the football player
19:52 - Stealing Loro’s passport
20:40 - Staying sad and touching grass
22:00 - FOMO while stuck in Malaysia
26:17 - Banana in the Chinese Christian Club
27:45 - Yee Sang the Non-Chinese indicator
28:44 - Top 50 Sidequests in the UK
30:40 - CNY reunion dinner with PB&J
33:00 - Seasoning in the UK
34:00 - Dinning with Romanian models
39:18 - Graeme’s Greatest ReGraets
43:00 - Transporting through universes
45:45 - Being forced to look in the mirror
49:07 - Getting adopted by random old couples
50:20 - Fear of meeting new people
51:10 - Loro’s Guide to Surviving UK
52:28 - Housemate nightmares
54:00 - Jamie Oliver’s Special Chicken
55:14 - A Winter’s Day is Night
57:35 - Getting stuffed with Greggs
