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| Tuesday, 22-Jun-2010 15:09 |
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UK and Spain 2010
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5 June 2010 Sat
Visited Hampstead Heath, my mushroom chair and animals.
Shopping
Slept at 9pm. So proud of myself.
6 June 2010 Sun
Celebrated Nan B's Birthday with a chocolate-Coffee Cake made by us.
Watched Ip Man. Very good movie
7 June 2010 Mon
Went to Worthing for stroll. 
Managed to cook a medium raw steak for myself and Ian
8 June 2010 Tue
1st Knitting attempt
9 June 2010 Wed
Went to Brighton for a stroll
Saw my first cat!
More knitting
10 June 2010 Thur
Made moreish crepe with eggs and bacon for breakfast
Watch 2 amazing tennis match
1. Roddick and Sela
2. Nadal and Istomine
Cooked Gammon ham for dinner
11 June 2010 Fri
Attempted apple crumble, carbonara and banana bread. I love all my food! YUM
[b]12 June 2010 Sat[/b]
Onwards to Barcelona!
13 June 2010 Sun
Visited FC Barcelona Stadium. Was sunny and nice. FCB club was having their new president elected today.
Walked part of Les Ramblas and had a good look @ Picasso Musuem. Still love his later arts
Had 6 Spanish Tapas which were ripped off.
1) Fried Camembert
2) Garlic Mushroom
3) Spanish cured ham
4) Codfish with Catanlunya flavour
5) Tomato Bread
6) Chicken croquette
7) Spanish Omelette
Passed by a pet shop with hyperactive puppies and sleeping kitties
Went to Port Olympics for a quick look.
Proceed to a Asian Restaurant called "Mosquito" as recommended by DK. Hard to find but was surprisingly good and cheap. On the mission of finding the restaurant, we also chanced upon a Filipino gathering.
14 June 2010 Mon
We went to see most of Gaudi's architecture/apartments today, including Casa Mila and Sagrada Familie. Only entered Casa Mila cos the rest too expensive.
Had some Roadside Baguettes then it was back to Les Ramblas
Tiring day so went back to chill.
15 June 2010 Tue
Visited Park Guell. Very pretty garden with lots of Gaudi's ceramics. Unfortunately obstructed with lots of children and tourist touts. Was a good view of the city too.
Had first Paella for lunch. Walked the street aimlessly for an hour before heading back to airport. Hate that they close the shops at 2pm for Siesta! 
Onward to Granada. Surprise: Upgraded to Superior room with Jacuzzi!
16 June 2010 Wed
Woke up late and had ham and cheese for breakfast.
Head to Alhambra, the most major attraction in Granada. Saw many cats. Supdendous view of the city and snow-capped mountains. But not really impressed with the 14th century middle eastern design.
Had a big blob of ice cream as we saw Spain lost in the World cup match. What luck to have bird poo on my head too! Had to shower before we head out again. Managed to get 3 new undies.
After dinner, saw a lady who was trying to put her pet rabbit on the ground. An excited dog, 10m away, make a dash for the rabbit, obviously wanting to play with the rabbit. The poor ginger rabbit hopped off as fast as its little legs could carry it and was shivering. The owner gotta get round tables to fetch it back.
17 June 2010 Thurs
Ham and cheese again
Shopping and stroll along Albacin. Nothing really fascinating.
Had a surprising lunch of sashimi, teriyaki chicken and green tea. Was delicious
BK for dinner. Ohoh!
After dinner, we went to one of the caves in Sacramonte for a Flamenco show by the gypsies. Was fabulous!
18 June 2010 Fri
Wanted to balloonair but was too costly. Mountain bike? Too lazy and too late in planning. So we went shopping. Came across a bar that serve american and english food. Tried their full english breakfast but it was so oily! Yoooo
Killed time with shopping and hot chocolate....nap...Zzzzz
Finally, made it to Chikato, a well-known restuarant at Granada. Indulging meal but was pretty enjoyable. Also met an english/scottish couple who were fun to chat with.
Meimei is stunning today in blue
19 June 2010 Sat
Home sweet home. Bus-Coach-Coach-Plane. Long Journey. Home Sweet Home.
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| Saturday, 5-Dec-2009 12:00 |
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UK and Paris
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5th Dec 2009 (Sat): Star Features
- Laundary  German Making crossword
- Duck and cauliflower for dinner with trifles! YUM
- Saw a Goat today! Hehehe
6th Dec 2009 (Sun): Star Features
- More laundry.
- Bejeweled War. Amused Ian’s mum
- Lamb for dinner and watched many TV shows, including Top Gear and Moon. I wanna go to space!
7th Dec 2009 (Mon): Star Features
- London. Shopping Shopping!
- Visited Victoria and Albert museum for the fashion and jewellery.
- My ever-fave crepes for lunch at South Kensington
- Nandos for dinner. SUPER YUM!
8th Dec 2009 (Tue): Star Features
- Lazy day + Errands + Exercise + Nap + Pack for Paris
- Bolognese Tagliatelle for dinner!
9th Dec 2009 (Wed) : Paris Day 1: Star Features
- Zoom Zoom on Eurostar to Paris!
- Walked to Hotel Albouy and then to Louvre (~5km to and fro!). Amused with the crowd and barriers around Mona Lisa and Venus De Milo. They even have specific directions. Walked from 4 – 645pm and I convinced myself I had completed 2/3 of the museum *GLEE*. My legs protested.
- Had a nice spinach and salmon Quiche for lunch. Ian had a croque Monsieur.
- Dropped by a great French restaurant specializing in 20 over cuts of beef! Fantastic food apart from the idiotic French waiter who played games us.
10th dec 2009 (Thur): Paris Day 2: Star Features
- Breakfast at a “Richard” café around Republik area. Nice custard-like Brioche and coffee.
- Concorde Champs Elysee (~Oxford ST) but I got bored.
- Lunch at Hippo, which is recommended by the guide. Enjoyed another beef burger there.
- Saw the Louis Vuitton flagship store. 3 storey high with flag! Gosh.
- Visited Eiffel tower and witness a police raid on touts. There were also Christmas markets there but they were all commercialized stores.
- Quest to search for Longchamp at Layfettes Gallery. It was flooded with humans and the flagship Longchamp was shut due to crowd. Wasn’t impressed with the design of the bag anyway. Bought some chocolates and chocolate spread instead.
- Final destination was night view of Eiffel Tower. Was worth it. There were lights and blinking lights. The touts were back and there were MORE of them! Hahahaha
- Time to head back to Gard du Nord. Experienced a peak hour train and couldn’t board. Had to brisk walk to station. Thank goodness we made it on time.
- Midnight mooooooo? Naaaaay, too tired
11 Dec 2009 (Fri): Star Features
- Lazy Day: Unpack German Bejeweled
12 Dec 2009 (Sat): Star Features
- Day at Chichester. What else but shopping.
- Watched “Where the wild Things are”. Quite boring plot with Big Brown Fruffy Bears 
- Caught an exciting match between Ronnie and Higgins. Funny flukes and ever entertaining Ronnie.
13 Dec 2009 (Sun): Star Features
- Packing and Christmas Dinner with crackers. Enjoyed myself thoroughly. Helped with the roast chicken and vegetables. Love the bacons too. Nom nom nom!
- Final Match of UK championship between Ding and Higgins. Ding won.
- Caught some shootings stars!
[u]14 Dec 2009 (Mon)[/u]: Home Sweet Home. I missed the snow in London by a day!
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| Saturday, 28-Nov-2009 12:00 |
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Hungary 2009
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28 Nov 2009 (Sat): Hungary Day 1: Star Features
- Zoom zoom to Gatwick Budapest at 6am.
- Reached at Hotel Castle around 3pm.
- Mooched around Christmas market. Was too crowded and went off to eat.
- Tried a traditional Hungary Meal. Very filling Goulash!
29 Nov 2009 (Sun): Hungary Day 2: Star Features.
- controlled Buffet Breakfast with no eggies
- Explored Buda Castle region today. Lots of interesting museums. The most interesting one we visited was the Hungarian National Gallery. Many lovely artworks. Was disappointed that some museum was shut for no reason. Gave the Budapest History Musuem a miss as it was near closing time and we decided that the Hungarian History Musuem would suffice.
- Bought 2006 Tokaji Furmint Dry for 6 euros to try.
- Wonderful view of Pest from the Buda side.
- Exhorbitant but huge serving of chicken sandwich.
- Fusion dinner at hotel restaurant. Ian had mackerel with tempura and vegetables and I had sea bream with crabs and spinach and cheese. Very interesting fusion but fantastic!
30 Nov 2009 (Mon): Hungary Day 3: Star Features
- Explored Parliament area and Danube River.
- Passed St Stephens Basilica.
- Had lunch at the Christmas market: Kürtöskalács , Pomposh and Gluhwein.
- Long stroll from one end of Vaci street to the other end, reaching the wet market.
- After that, an attempt to search for the “Vienna-like” café at Raday Street. But ended up in a Scottish-like café reeked of smoke! YEW!
- Tram ride around Budapest. Breathtaking night view!
- Had nice pizza for dinner at nearby by Mama Rossa.
1 Dec 2009 (Tue): Hungary Day 4: Star Features
- Liszt Musuem was the first stop. Was quite expensive for 3 rooms (800 florints). Had a hard time finding the museum, which we found the Academy of Liszt and The University of Fine Arts first.
- Musuem of Fine Arts was our 2nd stop. Lucky to have art of the Italian masters like Botticelli and Titan on loan. The building of the museum was magnificent. There is a nice hotspring and castle nearby too.
- Museli bars and Hungarian cake for lunch
- Quest for a shop that is supposed to sell exotic toys like yoyo. After braving the rain and tired legs, we found it at a corner, only to be disappointed by the collection and small size.
- On a tram ride back Amused of the burger king and MACS and almost every tram stop.
- Rainy day and we had dinner at the hotel restaurant again. Again, delightful fusion and taste. I had pumpkin soup and grilled chicken. Ian had pumpkin soup and Tortillini.
2nd Dec 2009 (Wed): Hungary Day 5: Star Features
- 1st Stop: Hungarian History Musuem. Hungary seemed to be invaded by everyone : Romans, Ottomans, Austrians, Germans and Russians…
- Lunch at Raday Street but nothing impressive. Salty food.
- Wine tasting at a shop at Vaci street. Was good that we could try a variety of Tokaji and I bought 2 bottles of furmint dry and 1 bottle of Royal Tokaji (2007). Starting to develop some interest in wine cos we have been looking idiotic in front of wine sellers.
- Rest stop at Anna café for people-watching.
- State Opera house has nothing fascinating going on. But notice Louis Vuitton sits beside it.
- Tried taking some night shot but this canon not very good with it.
- Had Hungarian 21 for dinner. Intended to have some authentic Hungarian food. Ended with Schnitzel and Goulash. Ian had goose liver which was sinful but yummy.
3rd Dec 2009 (Thur): Hungary Day 6: Star Features
- 1st stop: Haydn Musuem. Manuscripts, handpumped organ etc… We were the only guests there! Hurhurhur
- Bump around in hotel.
- Quest to find a concerto shop. Found it but it sells mainly LP and is very tiny.
- Went to have lunch at Spinoza Café instead, known for the piano performance at nights. Cheap food but strange service.
- Feeling a bit tired, we headed back to hotel to rest. After a nap, we went to TGIF (at mammoth) for dinner. I had the saltiest salmon in my life. Ian had Cajun Chicken. We shared a mocha mudpie.
4th Dec 2009 (Fri): Hungary Day 7: Star Features
- Stroll at Citadel. Foggy Day
- Waited at Hungarian Airport for 2 hours. Boring Airport. *YAWN*
- Chinese takeaway for dinner. Chicken Chow Mian + Egg Fried Rice + Lemon Chicken
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| Monday, 23-Nov-2009 12:00 |
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UK 2009
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23 Nov 2009 (Mon): Star Features
- crashed at 7pm after some good Lagsane
24 Nov 2009 (Tue): Star Features
- Scrambled eggs with toast with condensed-milk-coffee (the asian style )
- Budapest Readings
- Chicken Baguette for lunch
- Made Banana Bread. Yummy!
- Set mouse trap
- Helped to cook Gammon with Honey for dinner. Good choice of glaze.
- Slept at 9pm.
25 Nov 2009 (Wed): Star Features
- Banana cake for breakfast
- Honey glazed ham with Edam cheese for lunch
- Crazy weather of sunshine and rain but saw beautiful rainbows.
- Went to Worthing and helped to calculate the till.
- Had a traditional English Pub food with Ian’s family. Had duck. Yummy!
- Slept at 10pm!
26 Nov 2009 (Thur): Star Features
- Egg toast for breakfast + Exercise (Finally)
- Tomato Soup and bread for lunch
- Work plus hoover
- Many rainbows again
- Found a mouse! Hurray! Mousey’s dead, crushed his head
27 Nov 2009 (Fri): Star Features
- Huge omelette for breakfast + Exercise
- Pack for Budapest + Errands for cheese
- Made pizza and the base for dinner. I had tuna, sausages, ham and lots of Mozeralla cheese
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| Saturday, 14-Nov-2009 13:02 |
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Emerald Goddess
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| Saturday, 14-Nov-2009 12:23 |
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We mean Monkey business
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green monkey, ? monkey and pink monkey
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Speak no evil, Hear no evil, Hear no evil
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| Saturday, 31-Oct-2009 12:00 |
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Halloween @ Parkmall
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OMG!
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Mreeeoow!
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| Tuesday, 18-Aug-2009 22:01 |
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TY Wedding
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| Friday, 7-Aug-2009 12:00 |
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| Sunday, 26-Jul-2009 05:17 |
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HF wedding
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