I came to the UK from Malaysia to continue my early education in various cities in Yorkshire.

Arriving in Sheffield in 1981 as a graduate for my first job in Castleton, commuting to and from Sheffield daily by coach, I also travelled to Leeds by coach to learn and to re-program software for the company. It was an exciting time, a big adventure.

One rainy November night in 1985, I met a visiting pen friend at the coach station. From the moment Ian stepped off that coach from Newcastle, we knew that we would be together. Little did we know then it would be for a very happy 27 years. We had our civil partnership in 2008 but I lost Ian to cancer in 2013.

Time marches on, I have worked at Sheffield Hallam University since 1986. Sheffield coach station is now Sheffield Interchange. Sheffield city remains my home, where my heart and happy memories reside.

I am waiting for my coach, my next big adventure.

Sheffield Interchange