England Part 2 - Day 8 (Fare thee well)

My last day in London...with a heavy heart i finished packing all my loots...We were meeting Siaw Lian for lunch at Chinatown before we go to Liverpool Street station to take my bus to Stanted...we ate at this restaurant called Four Seasons (incidentally there's a Four Seasons in KB too)...apparently they're famous for their duck dishes...and when in London, apparently one has to eat the duck dish in Chinatown to complete one's gourmet experience...so duck we ate...it was wonderful...and we also had eggplant and seafood tofu soup...the bill came up to 43.50 pounds...quite reasonable if you earn in pounds...

It was good meeting up with Siaw Lian again...actually, i haven't seen both Chiew Sinn and Siaw Lian since we graduated from uni 5 years ago...who would have thought we would have a small reunion in Chinatown London huh? and Siaw Lian was showing me pictures of when she went for some performance in Royal Albert Hall...now, wouldn't it be grand to have been able to watch the 25th anniversary of the Phantom of the Opera there? Alas! i was too late...that was a week before i came to London...i think...

After lunch we walked to Trafalgar Square where we were taking the bus to Liverpool Street Station...there was some event at the square...plenty of people...some rocker guy was performing on stage...found the bus stop and waited for the bus...said goodbye to Siaw Lian and Chiew Sinn and i boarded the bus when it came...Chiew Sinn accompanied me till where i was supposed to take the bus to Stanted...so we said our goodbyes...wondering when will we see each other next...

The bus took about an hour to reach Stanted...checked-in my luggage and headed for the departure...i was pretty surprised we didn't have to go through immigration again this time...a bit strange but i wasn't complaining...then checked out the duty free shop to see if i could manage to buy a bottle of absinthe for my bro...couldn't find it at the local Sainsbury...good thing i found a bottle...cost me 25.49 pounds (and my bro was complaining that the bottle looked to common)...then was waiting at the boarding gate...since there was no free wifi so i was reading Journey of Desire...

We boarded the plane a bit later than scheduled...i was hoping maybe the flight wouldn't be too full...unfortunately my seat was sandwiched between an American guy and a Latino looking guy...of course neither spoke to me or gave me a second glance...and i bloody forgot to take my air pillow out from my luggage bag before checking it in...thank God i had the thick windbreaker which i was wearing...used that as pillow...slept most of the flight...uncomfortably...only reached Malaysia the next day afternoon....

So that was my English holiday...i love holidays...who doesn't yea? but my friends do wonder why i love holidaying on my own...besides the fact that i don't have a ready partner to travel with me, i honestly do love travelling on my own...it's like my little adventure...my little glimpse of heaven...when you're on holidays...everything is beautiful...everything is possible (within your monetary means)...everything is awe-inspiring...but after reading Journey to Desire, i am afraid that i may be making holidays my addiction...but thus far, God has been with me throughout my travels...He has blessed me with so many wonderful experience...if He didn't want me to travel, i would have been checked-mate everytime i plan a holiday yea?

Well, looking forward to next month's trip to Vietnam...hehe...then it will be a long hiatus till God knows when...