Jalan-jalan London

Pussy cat, pussy cat where have you been?
I’ve been to London to visit the queen.

25052008

Heathrow Terminal 4, Finchley. Oxford Street
Safely arrived, Oyster Card, 1st doner kebab, tepung tawar Oxford Street sampai kedai tutup




26052008

Bank holiday! Renyai the whole day. The next day, local newspaper reported that was worth of 3 months rain, apparently they got heavy downpour outside London.
½ day we braved the weather to Piccadilly Circus, Planet Hollywood, Odeon, China Town, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, Lim Kok Wing, Hard Rock Café. My SIL quitted the day early.








Around 3++ Topek n me went out again. Topek wanted to buy a new lense for Venice. He showed me London from student perspectives which are IT stuff, gadgets and sorts, kind of Low Yat thingy. Then pusing2 at his previous flat area.

30052008

Around London - Super crazy day.
Breakfast at Pret A Manger, Green Park, Buckingham Palace, St James Park, Hyde Park, Harrods (walking) then move to London Bridge, Hay Gallery, HMS Belfast, County Hall, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Eye of London (walking). Ada lagi, super tired, muka pon dah sememeh, we posed with celebrities and VIPs at Madam Tussaud. Tak habis lagi…. We moved to Malaysian Hall for dinner and walk along jalan dekat2 situ yang well known for souvenirs, replicas and the only halal Subway. Sampai rumah terus lelap…….. ……gila….. I don’t know how my SIL manage to cope.

31052008

Portobello Market - meeting lovely Izyan and her friend. Antiques and local produce are everywhere! went to Oxford Street with the ladies as Topek and his Mom balik rumah, penat semalam tak habis. Major damage at Primark, The Parfume Shop, Aldo, Tie Rack and Thorntons. Goshhh.......imagine this, Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers ONLY £9.90, Tie Rack scarf buy two at ONLY £5.90 each, Aldo sunglasses ONLY £4.90, the shoes.. don’t start. Primark….super gila.

Balik, SIL cooked fish (bought at Portobello) curry. Then managed to get tickets for Indiana Jones movie – frust sbb SATC sold out the whole week!. Watch movie - done!.


01062008

Crazy Camden Market, Convent Garden and Ealing Broadway
Camden is so gothic and Convent Garden is so like Central Market KL. 1st jacket potato with mushroom topping.

At noon we went to Ustaz Elfino’s abode at Ealing Brodway. Rasa pernah dengar? Yes, he used to have a special slot on IKIM radio, and a guest at countless ceramah including ceramah perdana. Ustaz was Topek’s class teacher at Sek Keb Raja Ali Jln Ipoh and my SIL also teaches there. It was a reunion of student-teacher and colleagues. Daku jadi pemerhati. Ustaz’s wife ask me ‘Kakak Topek study sini ker’. I was errr……. Kelihatan mudakah daku? (sambil terbayang bayang wajah Iman). Ustaz offer to sent us back with his car after maghrib. While waiting for maghrib (after eating spaghetti soup) lepak2 tgk TV I noticed one small cabinet full with small souvenir-like thingy. Oh, Ustaz collect one-shoot glasses!. Errkk cool eh??. Later we tersandaq dlm Jaguar. I ask him why Jaguar? He said ‘ lain sikit dari orang lain…’ Jaguar you….
Sorry tiada gambar2 dirumah Ustaz, malu….. read: control sopan.

06062008

Southgate, Enfield, Oxford Street, Watford
Lovely Izyan promised to show us to her fav chocolate shop at Enfield, near to her place. Southgate is only 12km++ from Charing Cross (central London). We took tube on the Piccadilly Line to Southgate Station which appeared in the film The End of the Affair. Then we jump to a bus to Enfield. Barulah lalu residential area seperti yang dilihat di TV.
This time, damage done at Dorothy Perkins and TK Max. And the chocolates, ohhhh… for £20 I got a basketful of wont-buy-it-here. Lepas itu ke Oxford Street. around 5++ I gerak alone to Watford to stay at Juyea’s!.


07062008

Watford, Stonehenge, Bristol (Clark Village)
Rujuk gambar dalam facebook. Below are my fav.

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As much as I want to enjoy London to the max, a huge part of me is finding it difficult to feel so excited. Ironic, isn't it - that life can be so full yet so empty without my other half and baby Iman.

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