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After 10 days being out of town, far far away from Newcastle.... Now I'm back in my hometown!! A lot to tell, but don't think I wanna get too attached to this computer and bloggie things since I've got loads of facts and medical thingy to read and memorise for the coming examinations. So just giving up a little of my time for a simple, straightforward ones.

22 - 23.12.2005
Headed to London. Stayed with Kak Sha(kakak Ija) at Whitechapel. This was my first time visiting London. Planned to buy a mobile there coz I heard there are various greater deals there (actually, it's not!!) but didn't bring the necessary things needed e.g. bank statement. Hehe, nampak gayenye still orang ulu laa aku nih arfa!! Makan ayam percik kat Malaysian Hall, and then went to ASDA and bought soooo many chocolates. yum yum.

24 - 28.12.2005
Went to Southampton. Awal2nye plan tido kat bilik Arfa, but I turned up staying in Yatie's room at Romero(btul ke name nih??) since bilik Yatie is within the walking distance to the city centre. No public transport on the christmas day, so stayed at Yatie's for the whole day, re-watching the movies, as I've mentioned in the earlier post. On the 26th, some shops had started their boxing sale. Spent some money for that very first day of boxing day...

kat titanic nye tugu at soton

and spent a lot at Portsmouth Designer Outlet store on the next day. Very rambang mata pegi sane tengok sale sane sini. Huhuh...dasatnye, padahal on the same day, so many people in Asia (including in some regions in Malaysia) were suffering from the disaster called the tsunami. Guess everybody have known that. Can visit Tun's and Kak Azila's web and read what they wrote about the disaster sebagai teladan untuk kita semue.

at Portsmouth

Went back to Whitechapel on the 28th. There was this auntie(or grandma perhaps) had this accident in the toilet. She hit sumthing, I guess. Not very sure either, but heard that she was bleeding. And the bus driver was very generous. He called an ambulance (I only wake up from my tiring sleep at this moment) even though the lady kept telling him that she was fine and she wasn't bleeding anymore. I don't mind if I reached London a bit later than expected. Those who were catching flights at Heathrow Airport must have been a little bit worried, I supposed. (the bus was heading to heathrow first before going to London Victoria Station). Driver tuh pon cepat2 tanye kalo2 ade orang yang flight die dekat sangat dah, bimbang kot2 terlepas. And he kept convincing those people that they were not going to miss their flights. Bagus betul bus driver tuh, holding tight to the policy and making sure everything was fine with everybody especially with that old lady. And the ambulance was very fast too. (I think it was in the middle of highway). A good cooperation here. Harap2 if the same case happened in Malaysia, the same action would have been taken.

29 - 30.12.2005
In London again. Went shopping (again) at oxford street (more to window shopping this time), and then visited Madame Tussaud together with Ija's friends, previously from KMB - Uya, Mar, Sharot (betul ke eja nih??). Jumpe laa patung2 yang mirip artis2 hollywood and tokoh 2 terkenal, and bollywood -aishwarya je. Hmm... incredible hulk ngan superman pon ade. Memang Tom Cruise besar tuh je ke?? I thought he's taller and bigger than that!! Met Layen, Yatie, and Arfa there, coz all of us bought the after 3pm tickets - it's cheaper!! Thanks to Layen for informing us the cheap online ticket which was 8 pound less than the usual price.

The next day, went to Westminster, Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace. Got the chance to witness the guards marching from the national guard museum to the palace. Sooooo many people i.e. tourists (including me n ija of coz). Lepas tuh, berlagak jadi orang kaya jap...hehe...pegi Harrods. This time it was totally intended for a window shopping only. shopping....?? gile maaa. There was this coat costs £5500. Even u say it in RM, I won't be able to afford it. Kalo 7.3 times 5500 equals approximately RM 40000. Baik beli kelisa daripada beli satu kot tuh. huhuuh.... only spent £1.60 at Harrods to buy doughnuts at Crispy Creme. At least boleh dapat free satu mase tengah beratur. Penjimatan yang amat...hehe. Pastuh siap boleh pegi melawat toilet. hehe. luxury lady washroom laa katekan. Memang luxury pon. Siap letak 3 jenis branded perfume and lotion lagi. Free. Tapi gune kat situ je la kan. Taktau laa kalo ade yang amik bawak balik kat umah. Once we got out from Harrods, Uya notice die nye purse takde, so we went back to Harrods and tried to look for it. Tak jumpe!! Uya and I went to the lost properties department, pon xjumpe. then all 5 of us headed to police station to report the lost wallet. The lady in the lost properties room told us that Uya might have been pick-pocketed during the only 5 minutes outside the Harrods. So, korang2 yang nak jalan2 kat Harrods, be careful with ur wallets!! Harap2 Uya dapat laa balik purse tuh. Although there was only £5, but she lost her room key as well!!

31.12.2005
Finally, I departed to Newcastle at 4.45 p.m. and reached here approximately 11.00p.m. Earlier than the expected time which was so good coz I was already tired sitting and trying to sleep in the bus.

The trip was very nice and pleasant but it feels good to come back home after a long journey. Thanks to Kak Sha, Yatie, Arfa, Azrin, Layen, Nurul, and last but not least Ija of course for making it a valueable trip. Thanks to Kak Wan and Kak Nadia yang amik dan masak untuk kitorg mase mule2 sampai Soton.

Phew...panjang plak tulis. Ingatkan nak buat pendek je. Anyway, happy new year to everyone. And pray for my success in this coming exam from 14-18 jan. Better get going with the anatomy and physiology books now!!