Saw decade old images of St Paul's, River Thames, Whitehall & Big Ben today n it reminded me once again why i'm so smitten with the place.
Things don't change very much in London unlike in sg & many parts of the world. With all the drastic changes & chaos going around, the sense of familiarity & stability has a comforting, calming effect.
Despite the regularity, there are always little surprises everywhere & exciting places to explore....it's bursting with life everywhere beneath the grey blanket cover. I miss my weekend shopping trips to oxford st, bond st, regent st, covent garden n sometimes to harrods...just for krispy kreme donuts... weekend trips to the various markets, esp petticoat lane mkt & brick lane on sundays...sunday dim sum brunches after church...2h long supermarket shopping sessions...midnite movies @ islington angel...taking the tube...hoping on n off the old london buses...sandwich shops & food caravans for lunch (jamaican jerk chicken...yummy) n kebabs for dinner or supper...chinatown for dinner or 97 for supper....dingy soho @ nite....ooohhhh yummy cakes from valerie's pattisere...oh so sinful cafe nero mocha...drinks @ allbarone or the local pubs...taking the train out of london for a day trip.... boy i can go on forever...
I miss London.It's my second home. In fact I feel more fulfilled & at home staying there. I actually enjoy British TV more than singapore or cable tv for that matter. Miss Channel 4's quirky shows, esp my fav Grand Designs & Location, Location Location and BBC 2's amazing political talkshows like the daily politics. I can watch tv for hours on end without ever feeling bored.
I'm definitely going back one day for an extended period of time. Watch me.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
betrayal...
It's amazing how one's emotions can go through a roller coaster ride within a span of just a couple of mins.
Breaking news break hearts. Prob why i have a love-hate relationship with my job.
Earlier on, I was totally euphoric about chuan coming back and with a funfilled weekend all planned for next week but minutes later, I came to know of stuff that brought back all the unhappiness n bitterness i've tried so hard to leave behind...now my heart is aching with hurt from betrayal.
I should have known better when you asked whether I knew so n so n den proceeded into details I wished I had paid attention to. Never suspected anything then. And being me, I don't give a damn about such stuff. You knew these very well.
However, you still chose to play up my feelings and emotions and then at your convenience, turned around to torture with words of disgrace and condemnation and took actions you knew would scar. I still don't understand. What did you achieve from all this?
i'm no fighter like u but i've been trying... and you knew that full well too...so why? why? why?
i've tried hating u but i couldn't n i've promised myself i won't. I'm not going to be as childish as u.
I've decided.
From this moment on, i'm not going to let you get to me again. You can't hurt me if you don't matter at all.
Breaking news break hearts. Prob why i have a love-hate relationship with my job.
Earlier on, I was totally euphoric about chuan coming back and with a funfilled weekend all planned for next week but minutes later, I came to know of stuff that brought back all the unhappiness n bitterness i've tried so hard to leave behind...now my heart is aching with hurt from betrayal.
I should have known better when you asked whether I knew so n so n den proceeded into details I wished I had paid attention to. Never suspected anything then. And being me, I don't give a damn about such stuff. You knew these very well.
However, you still chose to play up my feelings and emotions and then at your convenience, turned around to torture with words of disgrace and condemnation and took actions you knew would scar. I still don't understand. What did you achieve from all this?
i'm no fighter like u but i've been trying... and you knew that full well too...so why? why? why?
i've tried hating u but i couldn't n i've promised myself i won't. I'm not going to be as childish as u.
I've decided.
From this moment on, i'm not going to let you get to me again. You can't hurt me if you don't matter at all.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
2 Days More!!!!
2 days more & KKN will be complete once again!!!! CHUAN!!!! COME BACK FASTER!!!! Miss u loads... it's been a year since all 6 of us r 1 again....just that stupid wows will be stuck in some ulu jungle next weekend... chalet spoiler :p
Actually hor... i think it's prob more of i can't wait for my junk food tees, sims 2 games n dvd...oh n my shampoo n conditioner if u've gotten it :p hiak hiak....(Yes, i made my fren lug shampoo n conditioner back for me cuz i'm a spoilt brat that can't be satisfied with what i can find here...) Just kiddin!
Come back quick quick!!!!
Actually hor... i think it's prob more of i can't wait for my junk food tees, sims 2 games n dvd...oh n my shampoo n conditioner if u've gotten it :p hiak hiak....(Yes, i made my fren lug shampoo n conditioner back for me cuz i'm a spoilt brat that can't be satisfied with what i can find here...) Just kiddin!
Come back quick quick!!!!
Monday, January 22, 2007
Summary of my weekend
Hit a wall trying to come up with tomorrow's biz feature so I shall write about my weekend...
Let's see...all I can remember of my weekend was that I coughed and sneezed like mad...slept 12 hours or more each on Friday and Saturday night to make up for my lack of sleep during the week.
Was plagued by the flu bug on Thursday...super groggy all Friday after downing medication...kinda floated through the day. Only redeeming factor was the super fun UOB Media Party at the end of it. Had a good time catching up with old friends and meeting new people.
Crashed into bed after showering and didn't wake up till 2pm the next day (ok i was woken by Rach at 9am but the medication knocked me out after that). Had lunch with mum n dad in front of the tv. Mum just subscribed to cable TV last Monday and both she n my dad are hooked onto the Asian Food Channel. Hopefully they pick up some really good recipes from there and cook up a feast for me soon. Oh ya, Godma & Godpa flew in from Australia on Friday, and they dropped in on us briefly.
If there's such thing called a itchy backside syndrome, I definitely have it. Despite coughing like I've got TB and my head spinning faster than a top, I actually managed to haul myself out of bed to go with Rach to the mega Ikea & Courts store at Tampines. To our surprise, both malls were pretty empty...we even managed to eat our favourite swedish meatballs n fried chicken wings @ Ikea without having to queue for a table at 530pm! I finally got my family our very first DVD player from Ikea... believe it or not...a multiregion player for just $49.90! There was a cheaper one going for $39.90 but it weighed a ton.
Talking about shopping the town down, our shopping rendevous (ok more of my mine since rach din get anything) didn't just end there....at 730pm, we actually decided to uproot ourselves from the east side of Singapore and travel all the way westwards to Queensway! I've been jogging in my ridiculous betty booper shoes for the last 2+ weeks so I decided it's high time I get proper running shoes b4 I end up having a bulging ankle.
Got to Queensway at 815pm and the moment I stepped into the first shop, I set my eyes upon the really pretty n very very light Adidas Chiba Pro running shoes! Too bad they didn't have my size so we moved on to the next shop and I wasted no time in getting it. Better still, it came with a 30% discount, so I only paid $90 for it. Love it! Can't wait to get better n start my jogging sessions again. Must say Queensway is a real treasure trove...will definitely go back for more.
Back to Sat, it was a pain getting home after Queensway since I live in the God foresaken part of Singapore called Sengkang... spent 2 hours trudging home on a bus... it's high time I go for a test drive n buy a car! Totally zonked out when I got home at 11 and didn't wake up 12pm the next day missing church for the 2nd week.... very very guilty....
Had lunch with mum n dad in front of the TV again and decided I should be a good girl n start tidying my desk since CNY is round the corner. It's amazing how much rubbish I can accumulate over a couple of months...threw away 3 bags full but my room still looks as cluttered as ever. Shall try again next weekend. Need to get new shelves too so that my 3 boxes full of stuffies can see daylight once again.
Highlight of the day....RAIN'S COMING concert! A friend had complimentary tix so I went with her to watch it. I've come to the conclusion that Rain is a dancing cyborg(neither did he sing very much nor have very much facial expression) and as merv says, the stage is definitely more interesting than him. Was very facinated by the stageworks n of cuz the fake rain n Rain's bare chest though. The whole concert seem more like a musical with a random plot. All in all, would say it's worth the lowest price ticket of 188 but definitely not 888.
That's the end of my weekend and also the end of my skiving... back to writing once again.....
Let's see...all I can remember of my weekend was that I coughed and sneezed like mad...slept 12 hours or more each on Friday and Saturday night to make up for my lack of sleep during the week.
Was plagued by the flu bug on Thursday...super groggy all Friday after downing medication...kinda floated through the day. Only redeeming factor was the super fun UOB Media Party at the end of it. Had a good time catching up with old friends and meeting new people.
Crashed into bed after showering and didn't wake up till 2pm the next day (ok i was woken by Rach at 9am but the medication knocked me out after that). Had lunch with mum n dad in front of the tv. Mum just subscribed to cable TV last Monday and both she n my dad are hooked onto the Asian Food Channel. Hopefully they pick up some really good recipes from there and cook up a feast for me soon. Oh ya, Godma & Godpa flew in from Australia on Friday, and they dropped in on us briefly.
If there's such thing called a itchy backside syndrome, I definitely have it. Despite coughing like I've got TB and my head spinning faster than a top, I actually managed to haul myself out of bed to go with Rach to the mega Ikea & Courts store at Tampines. To our surprise, both malls were pretty empty...we even managed to eat our favourite swedish meatballs n fried chicken wings @ Ikea without having to queue for a table at 530pm! I finally got my family our very first DVD player from Ikea... believe it or not...a multiregion player for just $49.90! There was a cheaper one going for $39.90 but it weighed a ton.
Talking about shopping the town down, our shopping rendevous (ok more of my mine since rach din get anything) didn't just end there....at 730pm, we actually decided to uproot ourselves from the east side of Singapore and travel all the way westwards to Queensway! I've been jogging in my ridiculous betty booper shoes for the last 2+ weeks so I decided it's high time I get proper running shoes b4 I end up having a bulging ankle.
Got to Queensway at 815pm and the moment I stepped into the first shop, I set my eyes upon the really pretty n very very light Adidas Chiba Pro running shoes! Too bad they didn't have my size so we moved on to the next shop and I wasted no time in getting it. Better still, it came with a 30% discount, so I only paid $90 for it. Love it! Can't wait to get better n start my jogging sessions again. Must say Queensway is a real treasure trove...will definitely go back for more.
Back to Sat, it was a pain getting home after Queensway since I live in the God foresaken part of Singapore called Sengkang... spent 2 hours trudging home on a bus... it's high time I go for a test drive n buy a car! Totally zonked out when I got home at 11 and didn't wake up 12pm the next day missing church for the 2nd week.... very very guilty....
Had lunch with mum n dad in front of the TV again and decided I should be a good girl n start tidying my desk since CNY is round the corner. It's amazing how much rubbish I can accumulate over a couple of months...threw away 3 bags full but my room still looks as cluttered as ever. Shall try again next weekend. Need to get new shelves too so that my 3 boxes full of stuffies can see daylight once again.
Highlight of the day....RAIN'S COMING concert! A friend had complimentary tix so I went with her to watch it. I've come to the conclusion that Rain is a dancing cyborg(neither did he sing very much nor have very much facial expression) and as merv says, the stage is definitely more interesting than him. Was very facinated by the stageworks n of cuz the fake rain n Rain's bare chest though. The whole concert seem more like a musical with a random plot. All in all, would say it's worth the lowest price ticket of 188 but definitely not 888.
That's the end of my weekend and also the end of my skiving... back to writing once again.....
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