tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152830102024-03-08T04:16:29.670+08:00- Hiyashi's Beeping Hub -*beep* Use it when no other words describe it best.Jovin Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17228493409660887707noreply@blogger.comBlogger403125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283010.post-30728828835137150812013-03-30T20:16:00.001+08:002013-03-30T20:16:33.838+08:00Hiyashibeeps Goes Mobile!<p>Posting this from my phone. I wonder if this will make me blog more often. Then again I am very fussy about formatting my post correctly. So... this might or might not work.</p>
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Jovin Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17228493409660887707noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283010.post-7650282377333770532013-03-22T21:48:00.000+08:002013-03-22T21:48:04.885+08:00I miss this place!<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's been... wait... </div>
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5 long months...</div>
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since my last post.</div>
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Do I even remember how to do this?</div>
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Jovin Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17228493409660887707noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283010.post-21147596264556808752012-10-21T19:59:00.002+08:002012-10-21T19:59:48.044+08:00The Fastest Blog Post to Date!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Approximately six hours after it happened. </div>
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Four hours if it wasn't for the dinner interruption. Talk about being extreme. </div>
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From total silence to <i>'almost'</i> instantaneous blogging.</div>
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Well, the biggest reason for not blogging is always procrastination. So since I somehow found myself filled with determination and oddly happy this afternoon, I told myself <i>"Just do it!"</i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">In which I did.</span></b></div>
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So what exactly happened six hours ago?</div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">I had a crabby lunch.</span></b></div>
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Crabby. Not crappy.</div>
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Bought a Groupon deal for a <i>'crabilicous' </i>meal at Maple Palace and decided to go for it this afternoon with the parents. Made reservations and turned up. Easy peasy.</div>
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<i>Waa-laaa! </i>Lo and behold, this pair of tools were already waiting for us at our table. </div>
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Talk about good service! If you must know, our little tea cups were never empty throughout our meal, no thanks to the very <i>'attentive'</i> service from the waiters and waitresses there </div>
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Cue papa's voice: Too much of a good thing is bad. Hehe. </span></i></div>
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But it's nice to know that you don't get second-tiered treatment merely because you arrived with a coupon deal. Overall, I'll give Maple Palace an A for service. The price on the other hand, well, it's not outrageously expensive but let's just say it's not a place for your everyday casual lunch. Oh wait, not <i>my</i> everyday casual lunch. Judging by the customers around us, this is the place for <i>their </i>everyday casual lunch. Each to their own affordability I guess. </div>
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And our great Salted Egg Crab with Glutinous Rice arrived, </div>
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looking all mouth-watering yummy delicious.</div>
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And that's poor mama allowing the camera to eat first before she does. <i>Hahaha.</i></div>
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We ordered another extra plate for Stir Fried Lotus with Lily Buds and Green Vegetables which now I looked at it was in fact missing Lily Buds and Green Vegetables. <i>Hahaha.</i> Though I don't mind the mushrooms, wood ears, cauliflower, baby corns and everything else that came with it either. </div>
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The price of RM15 is actually pretty reasonable judging from the ingredients and the place. Though just like any other restaurants, you'll end up forking <i>a lot of a little</i> extras for tea, peanuts, napkins, etc, etc, etc. And RM2.00 for parking. <i>Hmmph.</i></div>
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But it was an enjoyable meal and I guess once in awhile you just gotta pay that little bit of extra to feast a class above your daily meals. I bet that's how I ended up coming home feeling<i> 'oddly happy' </i>enough to actually blog about it.</div>
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Till god knows when... :)</div>
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It's definitely been awhile. So what am I up to? What's with the silent treatment? Nothing much actually except I bought myself some Photobooks. Again. And am busy at work. Again. </div>
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The funny thing is sometimes I get all worked up and motivated over the entire process. Picking photos, arranging them, putting words into them, etc. And then suddenly in the middle of it all, I just feel what a self-indulgence this is. I mean it's actually nothing more than <i>syok sendiri</i>. Yes, they're going to be awesome memory books and all, s<i>o what? </i></div>
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Like how this suppose-post about my birthday spontaneously ended up </div>
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being a post about my conflicting self. O_O</div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Alright. Back to the topic, shall we?</span></b></div>
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This year I decided to tune it up. Literally. Like let's just not eat to celebrate. Let's eat... <i>and sing</i> to celebrate! Oh dear, me singing? When Cik Datang found out about it she cynically asked if it rained. <i>Cis!</i> But yeah, it was different and because of that, we have a different set of photo memories to cherish this year.</div>
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Papa singing/trying to be Aerosmith. </div>
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Yup, my papa is awesome. <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">*hearts*</span></i></div>
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Well, karaoke happened few days before my actual birthday </div>
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On the actual birthday itself, well, I have to go to work. Boo.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">But I received this at work. Yay!</span></b></div>
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A gift from Cik Datang. Eco(nomical)-friendly wrapped in a printed recycled paper </div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">... a little bag! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">... was a big bag!</span></b></div>
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As a <i>"Ohayo-Arigatou-Hai" </i>Japanese-influenced lady that I am </div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Duh. A Japanese lunch.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">...in came a precious box of sweeeeet memories!</span></b></div>
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A gift from dearest Cubbie who is one of the few who know about my longstanding love for Slam Dunk. She was worried that it was a bit old school but to me, that just show we go way back. <i>(Though still not long enough if you ask me)</i> Let's go for another 10, 20, 30 years and beyond, eh Cubbie? <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">*hearts*</span></i></div>
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It's really special in that papa even made an effort to order it the day before. <i>Haha.</i> Sure it's no secret recipe but I am still very much touched by the effort especially since we usually buy a cake off the shelve every year. I told papa that I don't need an expensive dinner treat or anything but just a good cake. I love cakes! Like LOVE. And this Blueberry Cake <i>(though very unexpected in choice... haha)</i> was very very deliciousssss! Thank you papa, and mummy, too of course. Which reminds me, where's my sister in all these? <i>Cis cis!</i></div>
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<br />Jovin Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17228493409660887707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15283010.post-66960327110758802912012-08-26T21:56:00.001+08:002012-08-26T21:56:10.210+08:00Stories My Papa Tells Me: His First Kite-Flying Experience<br />
My papa was a kampung kid. Then again, who wasn't back in the days? Grandpa works with the police, not as a policeman but an admin clerk of some sort. So he gets transfered around from time to time. Anyhow, papa's childhood seemed to be the most memorable in Baling. I believe that when he began to hit his early teenage years.<br />
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<i>"I remember last time kite was only 20 cents. When my father bought us our first kite, we were so excited we couldn't sleep. We got up at about 6 the next morning when it was still dark outside and went out to fly our kite. By 7 we came home already. Hahaha. </i><i>The grass was still wet with dew and every time our kite fell, it got wetter and wetter and eventually torn. Our brand new kite didn't even last an hour."</i><br />
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One story eventually led to another. From his own silly kite-making stories to the great <i>"Ang Mor Lao"</i> people that makes the most awesome kites with glass threads on. But it is this short little story that he started with that puts a smile on my face <i>(and a good laugh)</i>. That's when I thought, it's time to pen these stories down somewhere. Hopefully, this will be the first of many. :)<br />
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That's the thing about having a smartphone with you. It's easier to capture the moment and record it down. So easy that you sometimes wonder why do you even need to blog about it after that? But even though I don't blog religiously, I know that this blog remains the one constant that I can count on even after all the many technology fads that may come and go.</div>
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The day the fangirl in me flailed. - 11 June 2012</div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">The longest queue at the hospital is at the bakery. - 23 June 2012</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">Wanted to go to Korea but ended up in Taiwan instead. - 25 July 2012</span></div>
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A week to remember. Hwaiting! ↖(^ω^)↗ - 31 July 2012</div>
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Breakfast for RM3.30. ♥ the egg. - 2 August 2012</div>
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Cafe 다리 ♡ - 3 August 2012</div>
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But here goes! Our morning market stroll was greeted with all kinds of <i>'wacky'.
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The must-have Notting Hill shopping bag. ;)</div>
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<i>Umm... </i>for those who are patriotic inside and out? </div>
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You see. The usual plane seating would be 3-3-3, until you reach towards the curvy end of the plane where it gets narrower and the seating order changes to 2-3-2. Cik Anai and I were lucky enough to be seated at the very first 2-seater row. Yay! That means no stranger sitting with us. Double Yay because that also means we don't have to risk sitting next to a super big guy or a super smelly guy or a super talkative guy... (okay, I'm sounding a tad too bias and judgemental here but you get the idea). </div>
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The long overdue post is back. Yes. It's been more than a month. In fact, <i>"whooosh!" </i>and just like that we're more than half way through 2012. Well, this post is about one of the many little <i>'important'</i> days to me.</div>
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Yes. It is the day I became... not just smart!</div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">But Smart + Smart.</span></b></div>
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Because I live and breathe prepaid since I got my very first mobile phone when I was seventeen. And after 10 long years, I have reached the point where I am no longer even constrained by credit expiry. Yes, my lovely red offered me year-long credit validity. <i>How cool is that?</i> Very Cool. Except, my lovely red has a very expensive green partner. So I made the<i> 'smarter'</i> choice and went with yellow instead.</div>
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A little pink bag that just managed to snug it perfectly.</div>
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I threaded the rest of the week with caution as I have yet to buy any cover for my phone. PSP-san, as resourceful as ever when it comes to all things gadgety, presented a cover for my phone <i>"just to get by, until you buy one."</i> It's a little dirty for being kept in a corner for too long but it's still a cover nonetheless!</div>
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We woke up to another chilly morning with heavy hearts, knowing that we will soon bid farewell to this gloomy city that we have came to love through the past week. </div>
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A good 30 minutes later, we found ourselves in front of a lovely view of a cosy London neighbourhood. Sure, the trees are bare and sticking out in a weird scary kind of way but hey, it's a view nonetheless and a view that we don't see at home. So it's still pretty in its own eccentric way. <i><span style="color: #f1c232;">:)</span></i></div>
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And we met Doggy here! He or she <i>(gotta be gender neutral here</i>) was all excited to see us. Its <i>(safer choice... :P)</i> tail was wagging so hard, we were worried it might fall off. </div>
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When we left the garden and stepped back onto the streets, <i>waaa-laaa!</i> They are here!</div>
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Crispy crust on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. The decision to go with mustard sauce was a BIG WIN! It put the <i>oohm</i> into the smoking hot sausage. The combination was just too good. <i>*sigh in content*</i></div>
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June is here! And I have only but a handful of posts left for my <a href="http://hiyashibeeps.blogspot.com/search/label/L.E.P.A.K%20series" target="_blank">L.E.P.A.K series.</a> <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">:( </span></i></div>
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I’m bracing myself for the end of this adventure. <i><span style="color: #f1c232;">*sobs* </span></i> Now where did I left off from my last L.E.P.A.K post? <i>Oh right!</i> <a href="http://hiyashibeeps.blogspot.com/2012/05/lepak-series-london-chap-22-buckingham.html" target="_blank">The Changing of Guards Ceremony</a> came to an end and we were once again off to our next location and it is no where within London city. </div>
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And then it happened! Lady Officer asked me <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">"Where will you be heading to London tomorrow?"</span> </i>in which I went on to answer, <i><span style="color: #ffd966;">"We're going to St Paul's then to catch the Changing of the Guards and probably Windsor Castle but we're not too sure about that one." </span></i></div>
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<i>Why? </i>Because Lady Officer immediately perked up and insisted that we should pay Windsor Castle a visit in which I replied <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">"Really?!"</span> </i>and we went on a little from there. She then looked over to Mr Officer at the next counter who was <i>'interrogating'</i> Cik Anai and asked <i><span style="color: #ffd966;">"How? Okay?"</span> </i>and we both got our stamp of approval to enter. </div>
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Because of that, we make sure we visit Windsor Castle no matter what. The reason for the initial uncertainty was that we had planned to catch Wicked <i>(the musical)</i> that evening and was worried we wouldn't be able to make it back on time. We did make it back on time after all yet we did not catch the musical. Big big bummer but more about that later. Right now let's head to Windsor!
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The beauty of St George's Chapel is very much different from St Paul's luxurious appeal nor is it comparable to Notre Dame's classic charm. If I were to find the perfect description for St George's Chapel, I would say 'serene beauty'. It is very haunting and for a lack of a better word, eerie. Not in a bad way but you can't help bowing down and be respectful of the place. Maybe because it is the resting place of many Monarchs.
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Here's a new introduction to Hiyashibeeps... </div>
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Honestly, I thought I'll end up skipping the entire month of May but <i>fret not!</i> </div>
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I am here to save myself and my dear blog. </div>
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Now to catch up with life. <i>Let's see. </i></div>
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And yes, I blogged <a href="http://hiyashibeeps.blogspot.com/2012/04/go-going-gone.html" target="_blank">about packing</a>, I blogged <a href="http://hiyashibeeps.blogspot.com/2012/04/we-are-moving-yo.html" target="_blank">about more packing</a> and then stop! <i>Hahaha. </i>So what happened? We moved and <i>OMG!</i> has been working in the new office for... more than a month now?! <i>Wow!</i> We just passed our one month anniversary on Wednesday. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">So how does the new office freaking looking like anyway?</span></b></div>
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Sadly, I don't have the interest to do a lengthy post on that now that the excitement has died down but here's a little peek. I'm not that heartless to leave people hanging just like that. </div>
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Apparently, it actually grows which in my opinion is just a tad freaky. </div>
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Well, that's about it for the new office. As for the <a href="http://hiyashibeeps.blogspot.com/search/label/L.E.P.A.K%20series" target="_blank">L.E.P.A.K series</a>, I have a feeling I'm in denial that the series is coming to an end and am delaying my posting on purpose. At least that's what I suspect. I also have a feeling that the next time I will be seeing you here is in June. <i>Hahaha. </i></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">Obviously, nothing. <i>Hahaha.</i></span></div>
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I'll have my answer. <i>So yeah.</i> The title of the post can be easily rectified but the title picture not so much. </div>
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On another note... can you believe it's chapter 24 and counting?!</div>
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I ask myself at times... <i><span style="color: #f1c232;">"Why you so chiong-hei?"</span></i></div>
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The good and bad of travelling on your own is the fact that you can make it up as you go. Good in the sense that you have the freedom to do anything and everything the way you want. Bad in the sense that when things don't turn out the way you want and you hit the panic button with much time wasted. Though that itself is an experience on its own.</div>
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Our initial plan according to my 32-pages itinerary was to catch our ride from Mansion House Underground <i>(which was a few blocks away from St Paul's Cathedral)</i> to Victoria Underground. It's an easier direct line with no interchange. From Victoria we were supposed to take a stroll to Buckingham Palace Garden. </div>
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After a good night's rest in our super comfy hotel bed, we woke up to another early morning of exploration. We took a breezy morning walk to Waterloo station and rode the tube out to Bank<i> (that's the name of the station and not an actual bank. hehe). </i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #ffd966;">Upon exiting the station, we were greeted by our first sight of spring. </span></b></div>
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Since it was towards the end of March, we were caught between winter and spring. It was chilly as ever throughout our entire trip but we eventually warmed ourselves towards this somewhat cold and gloomy city. </div>
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In fact, after five days, we bravely decided to dress more like a local and loose a few layers of clothes with only a layer of tights to warm our legs. Not bad at all! Either that or the weather did get a little less colder as the days passed by. But a girl can imagine, right?
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Our first itinerary for the day was St Paul's Cathedral. </span></b></div>
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We actually arrived at the back of the cathedral because that's where the closest tube exit was. It was a great choice actually because we then get to stroll along the side garden before finding ourselves in front of the cathedral. </div>
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There were little squirrels running around the garden. A really cute sight to behold and Mr Man here whom in my opinion looked very much like Jason Statham <i>(LOL)</i> was generously feeding the squirrels. Poor pigeon was longing for a crumb too, don't you think? <i>Hehe.</i> Mr Man looked very much like a regular guy on his way to work, who also makes it a point to stop by to feed his little buddies. Why? Because both Mr Man and the squirrels looked very much accustomed to each other and he even had them running up and down his body. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Squirrel!! Squeeee! </span></b></div>
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A not-bad-shot from my three-year-old-compact camera don't you think? </div>
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">*shameless* </span></i></div>
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But this was no winning shot.
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">It's this that is the winner! </span></b></div>
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Thanks Cik Anai for this much-loved photo. <i>:D</i></div>
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This little garden turned out to be quite a <i>'high-traffic' </i>place with many people walking through it to get to the tube station, obviously on their way to work. Only us two silly gals were loitering around, all carefree and shameless taking photos of ourselves.</div>
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A side view of the cathedral. That's the awesome thing about free and easy travelling. If we were here on tour, we would have probably missed out on all these little morning wonders.
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However, we were there way ahead of schedule as doors only opened at 8.30am. So we headed out to a Marks & Spencer nearby and bought ourselves breakfast. Upon stepping in the aroma of freshly baked buns greeted us and soon after, we found ourselves staring at the sandwich aisle with our mouths open, undecided on what we want because... well, we wanted everything. <i>Haha.</i> </div>
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There was a bank a few doors down and guess what? We stepped right in! You see, a few days ago while we were buying our tickets to Tower of London, Cik Anai's £20 note got rejected. Turns out, the note was... was... an old note!<i> Hahaha. </i>Nope, we did not get cheated on a fake note, just an old one. The lady there told us that we can change it in any banks. So that's how we ended up visiting a bank. Guess I can check that off my list <i>"Visit a bank in a foreign country...Check!" </i></div>
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Surprisingly the bank turned out to be less electronic-driven than those in Malaysia. No waiting number was taken and we actually lined up for our turn much like the good old days. As if I'm that old to talk about the good old days, but yeah, surprising nonetheless. Tellers were not sitting behind high counters either but normal height table tops.
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Classic Ham <i>(from British farms so says the packaging)</i>, Cheese & Pickle on Malted Brown Bread for me and a more humble Classic Free Range Egg & Watercress on Malted Brown Bread for Cik Anai. And because we're hungry travellers, an extra hot cross raisin bun for each of us. <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">Yummmmmy! </span></i></div>
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The only clear shot that Cik Anai managed to sneakily capture inside the cathedral. <i>Yup. </i>The no camera allowed rule applies here. That is why this post which is supposed to be on St Paul's Cathedral had a very long <i>'introduction'</i> to all that is around and outside of the cathedral because I have nothing to show of the inside. </div>
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We should have seen it coming when we <i>'decided'</i> to miss our <a href="http://hiyashibeeps.blogspot.com/2012/03/lepak-series-amsterdam-chapter-21.html" target="_blank">train out of Zaanse Schans</a>. That was the sign of our short streak of unfortunate incidents. <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">*sad face*</span></i> It all begun while we were waiting for our train to arrive. We knew for sure that the train heading to <i>"Centraal"</i> was our definite ride back to Amsterdam but there was a train scheduled earlier for a different destination. We were not sure if that train will be passing by <i>"Centraal"</i>, so we decided to play it safe and wait for our '<i>sure'</i> train. </div>
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To our surprise almost everyone got on the first train that arrived, putting us in a state of indecisiveness. <i><span style="color: #f1c232;">Should we hop on or not?</span> <span style="color: #e69138;">Hop?</span><span style="color: #f1c232;"> No hop?</span> <span style="color: #e69138;">Hop?</span> <span style="color: #f1c232;">No hop?</span></i> By the time we were done panicking, the doors have closed and we watched helplessly as everyone leave the station. <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">*double sad face* </span></i></div>
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Upon arriving at Amsterdam Centraal, we hurried off to the ticketing counter to check our train schedule out to Brussels where we will be catching the Eurostar back to London. Our initial plan was to spend around three hours or so to explore Amsterdam itself before heading off. Instead, we were informed that the next train and apparently the only train for us was leaving within the next hour, minus the buffer time we need to be at the platform, all we had was approximately half an hour left. It was a major disappointment! </div>
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<i>Hah! </i>Not bad<i> leh.</i> Today's crew include Cik Datang the Floor Manager, <i>Mr IdunTalkMuch</i> the Photographer, PSP-san the Assistant cum Reflector Guy cum Tripod Provider cum Everything Else and of course, there's me the Behind The Scenes Reporter. <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">*grins*</span></i></div>
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Our <i>Si Pendek</i> Papaya tree. <i>Hahaha. </i>Super short but super fruitful.Contrary to the mango-looking papaya that was shown above, its many other siblings look and taste like any normal papaya. By the way, this photo was taken back in October last year. Si Pendek has turned into a fine teen-papaya now and is awaiting its second bloom.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">*grins*</span></i></div>
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Don't you just love Penang? </div>
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">*hearts*</span></i></div>
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We had to stop ourselves from unashamedly finishing up the smoked cheese with herbs. <i><span style="color: #f1c232;">*embarassed* </span></i>But it was sooo good that we each bought a chunk home to share with our loved ones. See at least we got buy too. And that's not all we bought. We had our eyes at these Dutch Stroopwafel or <i><span style="color: #ea9999;">*ahem* </span></i>in English, Syrup Waffles! I've read about how deliciously good they are and boy were the reviews spot on. Once again we found ourselves standing in front of the waffles and munching down at the free samples. <i>Hahaha.</i> To justify our actions, we bought ourselves six packs to take home with. Or at least I think it was six. Could be more. No less though. </div>
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Because I have been hen-picked to be <br />Nando's Weekly Business Card Lucky Draw Winner!</div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">That just means it is meant to be!</span></b></div>
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29 February 2012 is an awesome day. <br />Can't wait for the next one to happen<i>... umm...</i> in four years. <i>Dang!</i></div>
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