I cheat.

Everytime I go to London, I choose a time when the days are long and the people are happy. I skip the dreariness that is Winter, and take advantage of the light to do things like bask in the sun past seven in the evening, and stroll home under the darkening sky at eleven. It's a great time to visit.

London's got great parks. I visited the ( Read more... )

I spend a lot of my time surrounded by other people. At home, I have two kids to keep me perpetually busy and entertained. I have social engagements aplenty to keep up with. My job is certainly one you cannot do if you eschew the company of others. Which is why, I suppose, some of my favourite things to do involve down time, by myself ( Read more... )

To think that four years ago I went to London expecting the food to be terrible! Talk about being pleasantly proven wrong.

I visited yet another culinary gem this last trip called Anchor and Hope. For the people who care about this kind of thing, this gastropub has good pedigree - founded by the same people who started The Eagle and St Johns. The ( Read more... )

I've always gone on and on about Wheeler's Oyster Bar to Eugene, and this trip to London, we finally made it there together, thanks to Xian who kept the day free to drive us to Whitstable.


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I sat at the front of a double decker bus on my way to school for the viva thing yesterday. To calm my nerves, I concentrated on the gloriously diverse view of London and its denizens afforded by my lofty perch.

My journey began at Canada Water, a somewhat modern tube station/bus interchange complex located in what is generally a middle-class ( Read more... )

The last two days have felt more 'typical' of my day-to-day life while I still lived in London. A mix of household chores, cooking, going for walks or drinks and working on the computer ( Read more... )

In London, I try my best to make my meals count. When you have only 16 days to go through everything London (and Scotland) has to offer, then I try my best to eat with pride, vim and vigour. Sometimes, it's the food that wows. Sometimes it's the ambience. Or the company. And often, it is all of the above, leading to food nirvana, and its best ( Read more... )

Scotland is an amazing place. I loved it when I visited in 2007 (auld lang syne, eh?) and I like it not one whit less today. What's not to like?

Edinburgh's skyline is amazing

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I'm wearing sweats and a cardi, nursing a hot tea as I type this. The frizz is gone from my hair and my fingers and toes are chilled. I'm in London where the sky is grey and a drizzle is expected ( Read more... )

Ha! Next time lucky indeed.

I remember trying to book tickets to Scouting for Girls when they launched their first album. And I was so sad their tour got cancelled that I named my neighbour in the apartment across the street Elvis after one of their singles. I had to name him you see, after about the third or fourth time I had seen his privates. ( Read more... )