Wow! It's the 9th week that I've been here in London. Time surely goes go by fast! Sometimes I feel as if I'd like time to go by slower... but then, there's the saying that "time goes by fast when you're having fun"...
I think we've all pretty much settled here... and we're getting used to living here. Ask us which grocery shop sells a particular item cheapest, where to go shopping, where to find good food, where's a nice place to have a picnic, where to hang out, how to take public transport... and we'll happily smile knowing the answer (at least we think we know). However, ask us to name you all the types of beer or what all the hand signals for cricket signify and we'll politely shrug... some things are easier to learn and more appealing to pick up than others. :P
Summer has been gorgeous... the weather has been surprisingly beautiful... warm sunny days and bright sunlight... definately have become tanned. Beautiful weather is always a good reason to have an extended lunch - in the outdoors, or a picnic... anything... as long as we're outside. It's as if the sun is teasing us to step out... tempting us... drawing us out...
However...
it won't last. Everyone keeps telling me, "pam, the weather has been lovely, but soon it'll be dreary, dark and cold... be prepared for winter blues..."
I'm a person who quite likes rain... but i agree that it isn't too appealing when your shoes get soggy and your clothes get wet. Being splashed by cars driving in puddles and slipping on the wet pavement can be exciting - but messy. I'd like rain if it didn't mix with the dirt on the floor and splash back on you. :) Heheee... imagine if rain was clean... I'd love to go in the rain everyday - it'd be like showering - with your clothes on. :P
Another thing - I sleep better with the sound of rain pitter pattering down on the roof - and... I study better with rain too. :) I guess rain has two opposite effects on me - it helps me relax, but it also helps me concentrate. It's refreshing! :)
sadler's well theatre - alvin ailey's modern dance was fantastic!
BBC Promenade @ Royal Albert Hall
royal albert hall
regine is in london!!! :) i'll come visit you in nottingham one weekend!! come to london more ya? :)
royal albert hall
rebecca, eileen & pam
wez's crazy angels. heee. :) the joys we have at the hospital... :)
calculated risks...
someone says you can tell the person's character by how they draw a pig... we tried it out... :)
so full...
lovely sunny day at hyde park
ally & pam
pey eing & pam
red wine, white wine... but ribena tastes sweeter. :)
which one?
we support one another... :)
'chef' with first attempt at roasted turkey drumstick!
sweet indulgence. two dozen krispy kremes is... erm... too much... help us!
the focus of my research here in london - stem cells & tissue engineering. he's a photo of an embryoid body.
pey eing, pam & alison :)
hanging out on the balcony to watch the nottinghill carnival + parade! :)
pink gerberas – my favourite flowers
massive crowds at the nottinghill carnival. It’s a public holiday – and the one day that nottinghill is so crowded
i spy with my eye, police... they are everywhere! Mainly to give directions? Or do they fear yet another terrorist strike?
Feeling drained... bumpy ride on a bright red double decker bus
Hanging out with waxy Beatles. :)
You get every famous person (& animation) at Madame Tassauds!
You’re not allowed to touch the Queen... but she’s wax, so I reckon that’s alrite. :)
Buffy
Pink bergonias, brighten up my workplace
Tower of London... lots of towers, prisons, weaponry...
At the feet of Wellington…
Ancient toilet at the Tower of London. It’s basically just a hole... no pumps or flushing systems…
Knight in shining armour?
Lindsay morris from melb uni came to visit... and brought us out for lunch! :)
Shakeaway milkshake... it’s SO good... you can blend in whatever you want. I blended in kinder bueno... mmm...
Beach hopping – as usual...
There’s Brighton Beach here in London too... wow!
What would you like in your shakeaway?
Doodles paint many words... :)
Brighton pier – I like!
Trust my driving? Hehe...
Look at the sky! It’s summer indeed!
Soft spot for soft toys... looks like I’ll never grow old...
