oops. loads to catch up on...

Alright, i guess this is the stuff you people have been waiting for huh? Yes. PHOTOS. :)
Here goes...



This was the entrance to the Carling Brixton Academy, where the Goo Goo Dolls concert was held for two consecutive nights... There was a HORRIBLE queue by the time angie (paul's sister) and i got there... And we were an hour early!!! grrrr....

This was the poster for this concert... Pretty cool, i thought...:)

The inside of the Academy... before the guest band came on... "Director", apparently an Irish band... i LOVE their music.. am going to buy their album when it finally does come out... :p They were giving out free same cds of one of their songs though. And they already have a single out on the market... :) i'm waiting to buy it when i get back... HOPEFULLY they have it in Singapore. :( *cross fingers*

This was a nice park somewhere in the Swiss cottage area... Taken on the way to the Singapore Garden Restaurant (AMAZING food... *drooool* watch out for pictures later.. :p) to meet Auntie Annie (paul's mom) for lunch....

okay.. not sure what's up with the system... can't seem to load my pictures... next post then...

saffie's birthday party post mortem.. :)

so... the end of saffie's birthday.. WELL.
Today didn't feel much like Saffie's birthday, mainly cos most of the celebration occurred yesterday instead. Today was just the opening of presents. Of course, usually (in my case at least) the "opening of presents" doesn't actually warrant a day/afternoon of its own. (there aren't usually enough presents to take up an entire afternoon...) However, in the case of the gorgeous (read: means very very very pretty... with background exclamation from the birthday girl,"i'm gorgeous right?") 3-year-old ("i'm number 3!") little girl ("i'm a princess bride! see? i'm wearing white."), she had a whole mountain of gifts. And here, i'm not exaggerating.. Not in the least bit. :p Evidence will be put up shortly to prove my honesty.

After the present opening was lunchtime!! What a treat having my mom up here... What a change from the last 3weeks... surviving on pricey restaurant food or homemade instant noodles. Lunch today was MAGNIFICENT. :) our very own feast of buah keluak. WOO HOO!!!! :) (yes.. HAHA.. drool you fools!! :p well... at least paul and andrea would.. :)..)

Then it was soccer time. You see, here in london, since the World Cup's begun, i've caught almost every match. I know haven't exactly been the soccer fanatic at home in Singapore but well... What can i say? Being here in england for the past three weeks, ive been subjected to all the pre-World Cup gearing.... :p practically every shop you look into has some reference to soccer.. All commercials are World Cup-related. It's really cool. It's infectious. :p
(Czech Republic rocked!!! :p)

Anyway, then it was mainly slacking.. but guess what?? We had my mom's curry for dinner... MUAHAHAHAHA... *evil grin* :p

Like i said, other than that, plus a nightcap (of cioccolata though, not alcohol.. ) at Carluccio's, saffie's birthday wasn't that much of an event. Yesterday however, was AMAZING. :)

Wish i had a birthday party like that.. Picture 14grownups and a 3-year-old sitting on 4picnic blankets in the middle of hyde park. :) We had a feast!!! Marks & Sparks... *swoon* i swear.. they should bring M&S Simply Food into Singapore... I'd be their top customer. :)
The birthday girl was dressed in a... (gaudy) pink princess dress, and she absolutely loved it. And i took it upon myself to make her a bridal bouquet.. of pink little flowers... GOD. it was soooooooo pretty.. and matched her dress so completely. :) she was so happy!! :) haha...

ooh!! Also, her birthday cake was a Barbiecake, meaning... the kind all little girls dream of getting, where a Barbie stands in the centre of a huge ballgown (aka cake) with royal icing for clothes!! :) she was absolutely delirious.. though.. that was probably the jetlag too.. :p she was behaving almost... drunk. hmm. maybe she takes after me a little too much. hahaha.. KIDDING. i don't behave drunk. ever. unless i am. but i've never been. so there.

ANYWAY, so.. her birthday celebration was a blast... i'd describe the individual components of the feast but.. i can't bear to... cos i'd start fantasizing about it all and i won't be able to sleep. :p maybe the photos can give you guys a glimpse of what the picnic entailed. When they DO get uploaded of course. :p

Alright then. off to bed. 2am here. ciao. or as saffie says,"Ciao bella!!" :)

P.S. in reply to some comments, i have no idea when i'll be back yet.. :( wish i did. will update you people when i get the info.
shels, i can't wait to meet up with you and jo!!! :)
tim, be patient. :)
daryll, you really should've seen charles. :p hope you've adapted well to being back home.. (you ARE back home already yeah??)
bMt, er... who are you? :p

all alone in lovely lovely london...

So.. Sisters have left me all alone in london but i think it'll be cool.. Asked one of my seniors to come down to london to stay over with me. Since she's here visiting her brother in oxford, thought it'd be cool for her to pop down to london for a bit.. just to hang out and see stuff.. :)

Uber cool... The contractor for my sis' place came by today with his carpenter to look at some stuff: cracks, spoilt windows, faulty radiator, etc. And it was really odd cos.. the more i saw him, the more he (the contractor) looked like one of the design tutors we have in id.. Christian... I could've sworn they were brothers or something.. except, Charles (the Christian-lookalike.. wow.. even their names might fit as brothers...) seemed so nice and sweet and in no way lecherous!!! :p hahaha... I was practically having a giggling fit when this thought came to mind... but had to silence myself since.. a girl giggling to herself when all alone does seem a wee bit loopy.. :)

Anyhow.. What a difference today is from last week, when i had auntie annie and angie to spend time with and charity and michelle for a bit too.. Now everyone's gone!! :p Ah well... I can still reminisce with photos. :)




here's us girls at hampstead tube station (from left: 2nd sis natalie, friend celine, myself) the first saturday i got here... we were going fairy-paraphernalia shopping... scouting for stuff for saffie's fairy party*... The area is so nice.. almost quaint.. though.. still very much a town area... cobblestone walkways.. cafes all over the place.. very pretty.. :)




This was one of the streets we passed along the way.. "Back Lane".. so cute. haha... i love the brick. it's EVERYWHERE here.... in england.. Wish we had such buildings in Singapore... instead, our buildings are all so... contemporary.. :( all the metal and concrete... *yawn*...





ooooh!!! i took this for you paul!!! :) it's a patisserie that's almost everywhere in london.. :) and really pretty too! and apparently, has AMAZING confectionery. :p i wouldn't know.. haven't tried it yet.. (yes yes.. it's amazing i haven't tried it.. :p) anyhow, this one's for you paul. happy early birthday. :p (together with the early gift and all.. hee.. )

This picture's for myself.
How nice that something as lovely as a florist, with affiliations with the beautiful posh Chelsea Gardener might have the same name as me.
:)

testing one two three....

Hmm... Yes amazing isn't it? Technologically-challenged me has actually started up a proper blog. *applause* It's probably just the boredom/fatigue that's setting in from waiting for the cleaner to finish up here at 55 Slaidburn Street... Restlessness is a horrible thing... Leads you to do things you might regret in future... or that others might regret you did.. haha.... (much like this probably will be.. :p)

SO! This will be my outlet for stress, happiness or any other vaguely strong emotion i might feel in the near future.. and hopefully, an adequate update on my non-exciting life (except the part about me being in london... for a month.. :p) for those who care about me.. :)

anyhow, here's the first of the london updates then...




banksy, an infamous graffiti artist here in london.. cool stuff around the place... this one's at westminster... near the london eye... the largest ferris wheel in the world i think.. :)

the famous huge london eye, on a lovely lovely bright and breezy tuesday... we (paul's mommy, sister and i) were on our way to the london eye pier to catch our river cruise when i couldn't help stopping to take pictures of it from afar.. :p the cruise was relaxing.. (well..actually, not quite.. the number of failed pictures i have of the undersides of bridges shames me.. and was pretty darn tiring too..) and really nice... cheap too!! relatively.. i recommend it to all first timers to london! :)

right then... shall stop here. need to go run some errands... :p ciao.