day 2 in UK: visit to a farm for meat produce and hye-on-wye! hye-on-wye is a town known for the amount of books it has and sells. a place commonly visited by writers, poets etc.
castle in hye-on-wye…
a popular venue for lit and books enthusiasts as it is home to the summer lit festival where 2nd hand books are sold in shelves in front of the castle
break for lunch L to R: Graham, my aunt, mum and uncle chris
the lit department of the 2nd largest 2nd hand bookshop in the world hye-on-wye is the town well-known for the 2nd hand books
bookshop 2
look at all the old books! I spotted one which was from the University of Glasglow, 1819!
more old books…
pic of poster. Read and you know why I took it. Hehe.
name of bookshop we visited….
the venue of the bookshop was actually a cinema building, hence “cinema” in the name
the bookshop is also the home of those books on sale during the lit fest
lovely stone buildings in hye-on-wye I love these buildings. So traditional, so English
hye-on-wye: a valley situated just below BlackMountain
day 3: shopping at chestelnham
i didn't get anything though. my mum and aunt did all the shopping!
Chestelnham: shopping paradise
random building I took while running to the carpark
another random building. This one is called the Prince-of-Wales!
I love this building! Doesn’t it look somewhat like a castle?
day 4: shopping at hereford! finally, i bought my boots! for 4 pounds only! ($12) and it is branded! and made in spain! the best thing about clearance and end-of-season sales. *grin*
other stuff i bought: brassiere and toiletries. and a nice, green shimmery button top!
the house I’m currently staying in
my new boots! Finally got my item of lust! Tee-hee
ain’t it lovely? And oh-so-posh?
end of entry! it is stay at home day tmr! so look out for me online! :D
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i'm here in UK now, safe and sound! if not a little jetlag.... haha! thanks to all those who sent me off yesterday! *touched* and those who msned/sms me their well-wishes too! thanks!
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arrived in London at 6.30am (Sg: 2.30p.m.). Had a supper (pasta) and breakfast (sausage, hash brown, omelet) in the plane. Watched pirates of the caribbean: dead man's chest and the departed. oh wow, i love johnny depp and leo dicaprio! ahhhH!!!! they were showing the queen too, but i didn't get a chance to watch that. was trying to catch some shuteye, but alas, the other person in our row was this old woman from ireland. each time i entered dreamworld, she'll be pushing her way out to go somewhere in the aircraft. so i kept having to wake up and stand up so she could come out. gave up trying to sleep at 11am sg time and settled down to watch the departed instead. i think i could have gotten 6hours of sleep in between the two movies, but oh wells. haiz.
upon arriving, we headed to starbucks for some much needed coffee. my aunt and uncle drove over from hereford to pick us up, and coffee was needed to boost our energy and wake us up! it was also needed to keep me warm. the temp is 6degrees when i arrived. brrrr.... it's amazing how mist (?) comes out of your mouth each time you open it. haha. anyway, so it was a 3hours drive back to hereford. we stopped twice; once for toilet break and the other to have breakfast. so i had to small breakfasts today! *must go jogging le....*
lunch was rather late in the afternoon. we had instant noodles for lunch, haha. my aunt morrocco chicken with er... crous crous (sp?). sorry, my brain ain't fuctioning right now, seeing as to how it is 6.28am in singapore but only 10.28pm here. yeah man, i'm jetlagged. grrrrrr.
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guess what? my genius of a mum took out my one and only towel from my luggage and left it in singapore. why? cos my dad said the luggage was heavy, so she brilliantly decided to remove my towel while thinking that i had packed another one. well, i didn't. i wanted to, but my mum said not to, so i didn't. and so now i am towel-less. hoorah!
it is a good thing i have an aunt here. it is a good thing she has extra bath towels to spare. if not, i'll be attempting to dry myself with toilet rolls and heat from the heater today.
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going to a farm-market for some groceries tomorrow! and then it's Birmingham on monday for some shopping in chinatown! instant noodles, here i come! wahaha!
may be heading over to swansea on friday to meet up with maryam. not sure if i'll be dropping by london to meet yingzhi (sp) and hui ran on sat/sun though.
ok, i really need to crash now. wooozy. photos next time!
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this is the place to keep yourself updated with my life in UK (if you can be bothered to, that is. seriously, i don't think there'll be much excitement. i'm a boring person!) anyway, if you are really that bo liao, then i hope you enjoy your time here!
blog will be in use the moment i land in UK! check back here from the 27th jan! (if i can access the internet by then) :D
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