My bad...
Saturday – Rush Rush
Left Cardiff in unbelievably good weather (it always happens…as if they’re so happy to be rid of me for a few days!). Bus was late, and coupled with heavy traffic, I arrived in London an hour later than scheduled arrival time. As a DIRECT consequence, I was late for my musical at the Queen’s Theatre!
The people who saw me rushing from Victoria Station to Piccadilly Circus would probably have thought to themselves, "what the hell is this clown doing?" On one hand I was running and panting, and on the other hand, I was darting left and right, AND at the same time, trying to hold my bag down on my left arm to stop it from flying. I also knocked down some young kids who obstructed my path and I didn’t even have the time to say I was sorry. How bad was that?
P/s: thanks Chuen for your Oyster card. Again, I’m sorry for snatching it from you and vanished without a word. Time was pressing!
Yet despite all my heroics, I was 8 minutes late for Les Miserables. Imagine my frustration!
But I guess seeing 15 other people arriving late for the musical probably eased things up slightly for me. And we were all glad that they let us in after the first scene/act, so we didn’t miss much. In fact, while we were waiting at the foyer, they placed a TV broadcasting the live show that was going on inside the theatre so technically, we didn’t miss a second of it!
Les Mis was in summary, awesome, and amazing. I gave them 10 fingers up, and a standing ovation at the end, which I think they totally deserved.
Here’s something interesting – I recognised the actor playing Marius while watching the musical and Wikipedia confirmed it for me. It really was Jon from S Club 7! The blond guy!
Sunday - Peterborough
Was at this cathedral town to visit Min Yee, a pharm graduate from Cardiff who's now doing her pre-reg at Peterborough NHS hospital. It was a relaxing trip, done at a pace which suited this old lady who if you remembered, had lost all her strength rushing from one end of London to the other the day before.We walked about in town during the day, and did some shopping. Queen's Gate shopping centre really gives Sheffield's Meadow Hall a good run for its money! I somehow prefer the former, and I reckon the Christmas deco probably had something to do with it.
Not too big, not too small - that's what people say about Cardiff. But in my opinion, this can be used on Peterborough too. The only thing lacking, slightly, is greenery. But then again, it's winter so what green things are there to see!
I left for London in the evening. Many thanks to Min Yee for her superb hospitality!
Met up with a friend from London, Jacob, at Bayswater and we went to Four Seasons for dinner, which is, to quote a friend, a restaurant where any self-respecting Oriental student would go and eat at least once...
Okay, so now I can boast of being super self-respecting :)
Food was okaylah. I know I'd probably get sticks from a lot of Londoners (and non-Londoners) for claiming it's just okay, but truthfully, I prefer my ma's cooking!
At least with ma's cooking, there's no throat-slitting after consumption...
Monday - Breathless
Again, I was rushing.
The only difference to Saturday was that there's someone else rushing with me!
Jacob decided to come down to Cardiff to chill for a few days, and because we under-estimated the time to get down to Victoria, we marathoned our way there!
The funny thing was, that was so not like me. At all. I'm usually quite a good planner and punctual, but for some bizarre reasons, I found myself late on 2 occasions in a row. Could it be that because I have been living 2 minutes from my department for 2 years now, that I tend to take the time for granted, thinking I could always roll out of bed and still reach on time?
Yikes!
I might want to rethink my application for next year's accommodation...
Tuesday - A Day for everything...
...from recuperating to food shopping to library-books renewing to room cleaning to having a good laugh.
Had a great time eating yummy food, and chilling out at Dot and Lily's place, together with Mr Jacob "the chef" Ooi. I don't dare think how many arteries I've clogged up over the last few nights...
Wednesday - Blurry
Not by Puddle of Mudd, but due to fog. I can't fathom the extent to which Cardiff has been enshrouded by this gloomy film of smog. Visibility was almost non-existent!
Wednesday was also work day so reluctantly lugged self to Barry. But it was almost as if my bosses knew I was demotivated, they gave me (and other staff) a Christmas bonus! Ok, this 2 digit figure might not a lot, but let's just say it could get me a pair of shoes, or a book with change enough for Starbucks coffee and maybe even some cake...
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Thursday - Ordinary Day
Am currently working (hard) on my PH3108 Quality Assurance Dissertation. I can think of a million things to moan about this stupid module but I think I'd much rather save the energy and use it to finish the 3000 word essay asap so that I can properly enjoy my Christmas break!
There are a few notable movies to catch on TV this festive season, so dear Aberdare Hall Common Room, here I come!
Friday - Huh, so fast?
Sometimes I wonder if my clock actually winds itself forward when I sleep, if not how come the time goes by so quickly one???
Oh yes, before I forget. The answers to the Christmas brain teasers I posed last week...
Q1: Why didn't the skeleton go to the New Year's Eve party?
- Because he had NOBODY to go with
Q2: What has a bed but does not sleep, and a mouth but does not speak?
- River
Q3: What do you call 2 spiders who've recently gotten married?
- Newly-webs
So how many did you get right?
Nil????
Actually, me too :)
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