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