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In the wee early morning, we took the tube over to Buckhingam Palace to see the changing of the guards at about 11am. Happens everyday and today was particularly warm as the sun was out today. We stood by one of the entrances, when the actual action was between both the entrances.

We were facing straight on against the sun too. So after waiting , I decided to walk around. I manage to take this with my hands held really high in the air.


You actually see different things from different angles of where you are. They band played James Bond soundtrack which was quite entertaining :). It actually costs money to go in so we decided to skip it for today. Headed to the Natural Science History Museum.

Base on HL's pressie she gave me, we tried to see all 10 top exhibits as there are some 70 million specimens brought home by Charles Darwin and Captain's Cook's botanist. The video clip below is the top exhibit that we went to check out. Gemstones. The colour changes when lit in UV light



Other top exhibits were:

1. Gemstones
   
2. Earthquake Simulator (Didn't see any)
   
3. Journey Through the Globe (Missed this out)
   
4. No.1 Crawley House (Had a red ant house which was wonderful, we spotted a soldier ant)
   
5. Model Baby (No big deal)
   
6. Water Cycle Video Wall (missed this out)
   
7. Fossils (Part of the dinosaurs and at the entrance)
   
8. Blue Whale (Didn't go see as it was just another doll)
   
9. Dinosaurs (Superbly amazing)
   
10. Meteorite (which is also near the gemstone area)

If you have already since the piccies, do go there again as I have finished my comments on them. Enjoy!

Visit my flickr for more piccies! I've added it on to the Central London set :)


This video clip was taken in the 'play land' of the science museum where we saw heaps of kids playing with toys like bubbles of different shape, lights, building bridges, playing with fancy lights and lots more...It is actually dry ice that goes from solid to gas on a glass of dark liquid (didn't really know what it was). Very pretty site.

I better update my blog before I will be bombarded with interviews as well as having to research on each company before I get to them. I shall be posting more up on flickr rather than here when things start to get busy.

If any of you are feeling lost in my Flickr album, click here. Think it'll be more strategic looking at the photos from here :)

Hokai, here we go

British Museum (10.07.08)
The weather was out, I got excited, me and D shot off for a walk to the British Museum via a short cut. I came across really nice building that I couldn't help but to take a photo eventhough I know I'm gona be here for a while...

Anyway, I stumbled across really nice flowers in front of the buildings and I couldn't stop thinking about mum :). I took photos for her.

We went through a park on the way to the museum and stumbled across a squirel so nearby! Apparently, it was the only one we saw at that time of the day and I took a clip just for you YJ, Hehe...


When we arrived to the museum, it was super huge!! Like 5 times bigger than Auckland. It was really a historical museum as there were heaps of artifacts displayed. As we went into the building, it turned into a dome, in which we think that we can come here anytime whenever we are bored.

We passed through egypt, greek and bits of others but we were amazed with one room where this professor used to collect pieces of specimens and collections all over the world. Man, so much to see.

After that, we went and meet up with a friend out at the entrance and we had dim sum at china town. Gosh, super greasy, I think it was the cheapest alternative to go to.

After that, D's friends took us to Harrods out at Knightsbridge (Woohoo!) which was nearabouts Piccadaly Circus tube and this is where I see London crowd. Sales everywhere, all packed with people!! Not only that, we also went out to Piccadaly Circus, Oxford Circus and I can tell you that there are perhaps huge shops everywhere across the centre tube line stops.


I manage to secure myself a nice introductory package of Biotherm that I was wanting to buy from Malaysia and got it for a really cheap price. Not only that, the kind sales lady gave us more samples to try on too! I learnt about new cheap as shops like H&M (where they update their stock every season) and Primark (£4 for a shirt and tie)

We came home with our legs aching but I was happy to finally see SHOPS and I bought something hehe.

Friday (11.07.08)
I went shopping nearby out place and found a market (Chapel market) and a mini shopping mall (Like Westfield pakuranga) nearby. Bought stuff from Sainsbury (Another 'pak n save' place) and walked home carrying about 10kgs worth of groceries. There are offers going around and some stuff were cheap and some were not.

Weekend
Went out to Kensington (East) where I went for a free dermalogica class. They do heaps of stuff like jewellery making, pilates etc and I got my face studied again. It was really nice and interesting but it took a Massive long time to get back as the bus had to go through Oxford Street (Like Queen Street, with pedestrian crossings) and Weekend crowd was CRAZY. Never in my life I've seen so many people walking!

Even at night time, feels like a 'pasar malam' with no pasar hehe. We went and met up with friends for drinks out at Leceister Square and got home earlier to rest.

On Sunday, we checked out Canary Wharf out East. This area consist of amazing tall buildings who were mainly own by banks, and my eyes went o.O when I saw these buildings...they are TALL!! As though as I feel like I'm in New York. Also, this area is privately owned, so much so that they have security taking care of the border and they are also situated near the river, where they have the right to lift the bridges up to increase security. Quite interesting. Check the photos out!

Today
Just went through a few agencies. Big interviews tomorrow...

The weather was crap today, but being me who wants to just get out and see most of London before I get torn with work, I dragged D out in the awful rain (I told myself that I will be doing this many times, so might as well start now). Its better than staying at home surfing the internet anyway..

So we checked out another 2 places where my interviews will be held. Funny how these interviews are placed so near the tourist spots. Talk about luxury. We took the number 17 bus again and it crossed the London Bridge.

We walked to Hay's galleria, it was quite nice, D told me in ancient times, this place was built with a large roofing area to allow the imports and exports sales to happen..markets were set up to sell and buy stuff...


And this is where I realised I was fooled when I was young when I saw the Tower Bridge :(

'London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down,
London bridge is falling down, my fair lady...'

HL: Don't sing this to Keira!! It's a lie, it's a lie......SOB


After that, we went to meet up with a friend out at a station called Piccadily Square. We had yummy burger and fries at some takeaway shop (£1.50 kids meal for meeeee) Oh and I took the Subway for the first time!


There were no rubbish bins, nor toilets due to the bombing. It was similar to taking the LRT, only that it is bigger and heaps of escalators.. oh, and people are in a rush too. There is one rule that each of us had to remember when taking the escalator, to give way to the people on your left....if not, there'll be the common remark shot at you 'bah~~ tourists'

Piccadily Square is like Queen Street...lotsa shops, people and pickpockets


Our friend took us to see China town, since she wanted to bring us to walk...but the weather was crap.


We had drinks at a bar, and dinner at a chinese shop J&J brought us to (it had a perak waitress who orders extra dishes out of courtesy)

We learnt that Jobs were created in London for the sake of making them. To write a bank cheque required 4 different people to do it!! One to pass you the form, one to sign, and one to return it back you. We also learn of the places to avoid in staying, tube lines to avoid too.

I even noticed that the chinese restaurant had two people, one to pick up the dishes, and the other to hold them. OMG....anyway, this was why employer love NZ, Aussie and Asian people. We can multitask! Our number one strength.

Am in the midst of updating my blog, only to think that I shall post my Bali photos up as a picture blog instead. Shall describe each of them as I post...

Click here to see it :)

Promise that I will write something about my London photos...

Was hungover the first time on Friday...gosh,never ever doing it again. It was a good thing I spewed and was able to eat the next day :P

Saturday, 21.06.08
We were up early at the airport...friends and family came by to say their goodbyes which was so sweet of them. I couldn't hold my tears when I hug my family...as I wouldn't know when I would see them again. Time felt short while everyone was at the airport, for we had to hurry in as we had to board in 20mins. After going through the long queues and trying to run and walk at the same time with our heads still in the air and hungover (we heard the announcement about 3 times) we were crazily on time, as we saw the last couple of people handing their tickets to the ladies at the counter.