Day 8 - Comedy Cafe

Second time going to a comedy show. This time our work's social committee organised a comedy night for people who wanted a laugh.

So much has happened in the past couple of weeks... and I was just desperate to go somewhere and have a laugh!!

We arrived for drinks and dinner first. The show started at 9pm and had 4 acts for the night. The acts were funny and people were laughing the whole night but I couldn't help it... I fell asleep again!!

WTF?? Again?? Why do I always sleep in these type of events? Musical...concerts...plays...opera....

I know the answer!! It's because it is after work... tired...stuffy and hot... lights are turned off... stomach ache from eating too much chilli for lunch. My energy was totally drained out!!

So embarrassing man!! I had to put my head down to rest cuz my eyes kept on closing... Omg!!!

Felt so bad that I fell asleep. And I had to go home and pack for Madrid too.... so tired man!!

Comedy Cafe - Epic Fail

Day 7 - Leng Mui

I didn't get a chance to take any photos today... i was so absorbed in my work today that i just forgot to take a photo of something...

So today, I've decided to post up a photo of my dog, Leng Mui. Oh!! I really miss her a lot. Even though she can get very hyper at times but just seeing her eyebrows makes me wanna smile. ^^ It's gold/yellow and against her black hair... it's so cute when the eyebrows goes up and down... hehe...

I can't wait when i go home one day to see her and take her out for a walk. I don't know why i was so scared of her at one stage. I'm still really scared of dogs... but it's taken me a while to get use to her size. She's like 45kg... massive and strong. I was so scared of taking her out for a walk cuz i didn't know how to control her when she jumps up on people. But now i know... hehehe...

Oh Leng Mui... hope you are doing well!!

Day 6 - Cherry Blossoms!!

As part of my detox plan, i've started to try to jog from my house to Primrose Hill. On Saturday, i went for my first jog. It failed miserably as i walked for most of the time. Well, it was my first time and i am still having problems with my coughing... my ribcage is killing me so much!! So that's why i didn't push myself too much for the first go. The pain on both sides of my ribcage went worse after that short walk... really don't know what i should do! I just want to be healthy!!

But anyway, on the way back from my jog, i walked through the Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre and i saw really pretty cherry blossoms... white and just so pretty. Don't think i've ever seen them in Sydney... at least i won't need to go to Japan for the time being... i wonder how long will these flowers last for??

Day 5 - Need to detox!!

Wow, what a week!! Ate so much and party'ed so much... time for me to go into hiding and get fit again. Put on so much since coming over here. You can see the difference in my photos... so disgusting eewww!!

But before I can start my new resolution, I have one last dinner date with gina. Headed to Bbar to use up my travel zoo voucher that I had ages ago and it was gonna expire at the end of this month.

Food was not too bad... totally stuffed but it was great to catchup with Gina for the latest gossips and discuss our summer plans. Can't believe time is flying by so quick... very soon, Gina and I will be travelling around a couple of months... non stop!! It's gonna be crazy!!

Day 4 - The day to recover and chill on a nice sunny Sunday!

Wow... last night was such a big night and i knew today i would get a nasty hangover. Luckily, it was not as bad as i thought it would be but i managed to slowly recover.

Had a nice lovely brunch with Addy, Suz and ID at Electric Brasserie in Notting Hill. Walked around Notting Hill and headed towards Westbourne Grove. We also headed to Hyde Park and sat in the sun and just chilled out for a while... it was amazing to see so many people out in the park when the weather is so good!!

For dinner we went to Alounak - Middle Eastern restaurant. The dips were amazing for starters... loved it heaps!! The main was ok... the grilled meat was a bit too dry but overall it was a nice meal. Would def go back again for the dips!!

It was such a nice day to recover from such a big night out. And to just slowly stroll along the streets and chill at the park... it was a perfect way to end my week of birthday celebrations!! Fingers crossed this weather will last for a while!!

Day 3 - First Birthday Party in London!!

The day has come... the party that i have been looking forward to since i arrived in London. I wanted to invite everyone that i know in London and get them to come and celebrate my birthday with me. And finally today is day!!

The night started off at Salt Yard. Spanish tapas at Goodge Street. The food was pretty tasty and nice. I had great company with my close friends and just enough food too.

After dinner, we headed off to Grace Bar. They actually reserved the whole area at the back for us. It was a great turn out. I had so much fun catching up with people that night. I really wanted to go downstairs to dance but i left it too late. We went down at 12pm but the bar was gonna close at 1am because of daylight saving!! Not enough time to dance with everyone.

So after that, we left Grace Bar and headed for the Warwick. And danced some more with the guys...

I wanna thank a few people.
Di - thanks for the nice pretty eye makeup!!
Thomas - thanks for being my photographer for the night!! I'm so glad that i didn't have to worry too much about taking photos that night. Don't know how the photos will turn out to be like... hopefully no double chin photos... and lots of 'open eyes' shots!!
Charlie & Jon - thanks for looking out for me tonight. I know i can always trust you guys every time i go out for the night!! Much appreciated!! I promise - no more high pitch talking from me!!
Addy & Will - thanks for taking me home... it was an amazing cab ride experience and i wouldn't know what i would do if i had to get home by myself.

My first London Birthday Party - Success!! And with lots of happy, funny, hilarious memories!!

Day 2 - Farewell Drinks

Another nice sunny day in London. Went to Wagamama with Thomas to celebrate my bday!! First time drinking 'raw juice' which has cucumber, carrot, something and something... a very refreshing drink but had never thought about putting cucumbers in any juice!

After work, Addy and I had a quick dinner at C&R and then headed for farewell drinks for Titus, Nick and Jess. There were also 3 other people from Melb celebrating their bdays. All 3 of them were born on the 24th too!! So funny!!

I had good night catching up with a lot of people!! But damm... i lost my Zara jacket!! Someone must have picked it up by accident. Was freezing cold going home!! I want it back!!

Day 1 - My 26th Birthday!!

My daily blogging with a pic starts today!! And today is also my birthday!

Today has been such a great day because:

- I've waited for this day for a very long time. I had already started to think about ways to celebrate my first b'day in London. I've put in a lot of effort to plan out this week's celebration... it's gonna be crazy!!
- The weather was just perfect. Not too cold and not too hot. And most importantly, the sun is out and you can see everyone's face light up!! What a perfect start to London Spring!
- I lost my drivers licence last year and have been lazy with getting a replacement. I've been using my passport as ID for a while now and I finally decided to apply for one... and so today, I checked my mail and I received my replacement card!! Wohoo!! Now I can party without having to bring my passport, I can go out and buy alcohol at supermarket without having to bring my passport!!
- Team lunch - went to Nandos for lunch today. (was craving for chicken!) Such a good day to go out for a stroll and we didn't have to wait at all for a table!! Food was not bad too!
- Greek food!! I love eating Greek food!! Esp moussaka and lamb souvlaki... and tonight i went to Lemonia and it satisfied my cravings!! I had such great company with my friends, presents that I did not expect and a surprise bday cake from the restaurant... what a perfect way to end the night!! but i'm still so full right now!!

Last but not least...
Messages from my friend - been receiving so many messages from my friends from all over the world (Sydney, London, Taiwan, Toronto) whether it is through SMS, Facebook or What's App. I feel so blessed that I have such good friends... I really miss everyone in Sydney!! Even though i can't celebrate with you guys this year, but there will be many more years to come when you guys will be there with me!!

Blogging Again...

Hi Guys,

Wow can't believe one year in London is coming up soon!! Looking back at this blog, I only managed to write up 7 posts when I first arrived. Blogging takes up so much time and because there is just so much to do, it was impossible to continue further.

Now that the new year has started + my birthday is coming up soon!! Yepee!! I have decided to follow Heng's idea and write a short post each day with a photo for consecutive 365 days. Don't know if it is possible for me but I will try my best. It's gonna be cool looking back at each old post in the future and wonder what the hell was going through my mind at that time!!

Counting down!! Actually 1 week to go!!