london escapade... :)

marble arch :)

my bear :)

real four leaf clovers! wow... it's not just a myth? :)

i love the scenery here! :) serpentine river. :)

speaker's corner ~ where everyone is free to say whatever they want... :)

imperial college :)

natural history museum :)

on the bus... 2nd level. :)

shrine of remembrance... restored. :) is it real gold? :)

*pam points excitedly* that's where we stay! :)

at the hospital ~ growing stem cells... :)

beautiful painting by a girl with cataract :)

chelsea & westminster hospital :)

where we work :)

imperial college halls of residence that i'm staying at :)

regent street :)

chinatown :)

harrod's sale :)

royal albert's hall :)

thanks for the yummiest trifle ever! :)

vivid piccadily circus :)

dipping my feet in to cool down on a hot summer day in hyde park :)

yups jun ming, i've tried out the duck rice that you say is the best at 'four seasons'... i agree with you! :)

such pretty scenic views everywhere! :)

double decker on the move... :)

us three roaming the streets of london together... :)

paddington! :)

subway... is it safe anymore? what satisfaction do the bombers get out of causing pain and suffering to others?

london traffic and beautiful arches. :)

statue of eros :)

yay! :)

here i am in london... let me introduce my new house and housemate... oh wait... it's roommate! :) this is the first time i'm sharing a room with someone... hehe... and thankfully it's someone really nice and kind! that's ally! and behind us is where we are staying... 63 Evelyn Gardens. :) Shall not tell you my room number or else you may pop up and shock us! :) hahaa...

How has it been sharing a room? Truthfully speaking I wasn't used to it initially... cause I missed the times when i could just be alone and do whatever you want without someone else in the room... it's as if someone else is in your private space (room)... but over the days, i've gotten used to it. i think we both have gotten used to it! and just today we talked about it and said, "hey you know what? i'm getting used to having you around... i'm glad you're here." :)

and i really am glad... i can imagine how homesick i would be without both alison and pey eing around... but since they are always around, there's never a moment i'm alone or lonely... thanks! hehe they'll never see this, they don't have this blog address! :) la la laaaaaaaa!

take care dears! :)

I seem to be saying a lot of goodbyes recently... seems as if i'm always leaving.
Leaving places...
Leaving people...
but no matter how far we may be, i'll always keep you all close at heart... and hey, it's not like we're not going to communicate the whole time we're apart... we have internet, phone and good ol snail mail! :)

It is 3am... my flight is leaving in 9 hours. I've finished packing everything, said my goodbyes, cleaned my room and done just about everything that I could think of that I need to do before I leave. After typing this I'm going to make a birthday card for my mom... cause I won't be here to celebrate with her. :) I'm really going to miss home. This holiday has just been too short! Indeed I am fully satisfied with every moment, but as usual, the feeling I have is... "if only it were longer..." *grins* I guess holidays can never be long enough ya? :)

Did you hear about the bombings in London? It saddens me that people would want to do such a thing. I see no pleasure gained from causing chaos and suffering to people... why all this hatred and revenge? Everyone suspects that it is the doings of the terrorists, but since it hasn't been proven, perhaps we shouldn't be so quick to point fingers.

I'm touched by everyone's concern. It's as if you all think of pam when you hear of news in london... and i'm not even there yet! :) Received lots of messages and calls updating me about what's happening in London and urging me to be careful. Some of you told me "pam don't go!"... and truthfully it did cross my mind that perhaps i should delay my flight... stay home another day... :) but in the end I decided to go! Things happen and we can't always run away from risks... and moreover, I wouldn't want to leave Alison arriving in London all alone! It should be alright... don't worry ya? :) I'll come online to report my safety when I'm able to get internet access. :)

I love you all! :) Take care and keep in touch! :)

smiles, pam :)

trust... : )

today my parents said to me, "pam we trust you". :)

i thought that was very heartwarming... to know your parents trust you. they said this when they asked me how much i'd need in london and i came up with an estimate figure... then i asked them if they needed to know how i came about that figure. maths has never been my forte though. :P i asked them what they thought about certain things and they simply answered with "pam we trust you and your judgement".

i realised recently how important trust is. with trust many things can proceed smoothly as there is no doubt and suspicion. i value being trusted and not having to explain things though often i'd still explain anyway. how can one be trusted? i don't think it happens overnight... and neither does it happen by a single action to prove one's trustworthiness... but it's something built upon over years and over a lifetime... bit by bit... :)