CHRISTMAS day itself was quite depressing. Zero public transport, shops were closed, theme parks were not operating, winter wonderland was shut. London was quiet and deserted. What more with the cold weather and the expected white Christmas at some parts of England ~ the one that they had been dreaming for more than ten years or so... some might find it fascinating and some were gutted since the snow had snapped their gas supply thus instead of enjoying the white christmas, they have to cuddle among each other to generate heat. Unfortunately Santa Claus did not send them portable heaters as their Christmas gifts, but lucky enough the government did! huhuuu...
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Strolling at Green Park on Christmas day...
... lengang!
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Sadly there was also an incident where a man died outside of his own house because he lost his key. I bet he must have consumed too much alcohol that flushed his brain down to the drain. He was still young, 35 years old. How stupid could he be to just stay outside his house overnight knowing that the cold weather would surely cut his skin like knife? He was found dead by his neighbour the very next morning. Should he was sober, he would have thought wisely and find himself a shelter.That is one of the many reasons why you are not allowed to drink alcohol, my friend, Huh... Take this as a reminder, occay!
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Mana la 2 beradik nak pegi???
Tunggu bas...
Ooo... window shopping kat Harrods ropenyer...
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And the Chistmas finally over, what came next was a boxing day. There were so... so many people (especially those with thick pockets) rushed to the famous designers outlets, queuing as early as 6-7 oclock in the morning (although the shops will only open at 9 or 10am) just to grab handbags, shoes, watches or what ever it is in their best interest for the biggest discounted sale prices. Was it worth it to battle the cold weather while queuing right in front of the outlet that early in the morning? I dont know, ask them. All these years we have been lulled by the enticing stories on how all the shops would generously slash their prices for only this one particular day, havent we?? mmm.... lets see.
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Christmas tree at Swindon...
My 2 angles...
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So after 4 years of refusal to get squeeze and squash by the crowd, we finally decided to go out early (our early is like 9 am!) on boxing day to Bicester Village... and oh wow, we found that the queues at certain famous outlet like Gucci and Burberry were already like rainbows, from one horizon end to the other... ops, I'm exaggerating, hahaaa... but yes they were long, a really-really long Q... but STILL we joined them for the sake of experiencing the boxing day spree, and after more than one hour queuing, when we finally allowed to get into the store, we were disappointed! The goods' prices were exactly like what we had discovered a week before Christmas! So where are the extra discounted prices? Therefore we felt that we have wasted our time queuing, boxing day is not a boxing day at all! Not for us. :(
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See the Q??? Crazy!
More people at Bicester village...
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But it was all right, we took it as our weekly outing, just to bring the kids and to let them enjoy the playground at the Village, the place where they normally forget how cold the temperature was. I bet Kakak and Adik could spend their time for hours ~ sliding, riding the sheep replica, jumping on the bla bla (i dont know what they call that), and running up and down the wooden bridges ~ if we did not call for a stop. It was a nice outing though, really. We met a lot of our fellow Malaysians, be it those who work and reside in England or those who came just for the purpose of visiting and holidaying. We saw many smiling faces that explained their overwhelming satisfaction ~ surely for getting what they have been eying for... but there were also one or two that pouting, and we would definitely be in the same boat of the latter! hahahaa...
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The only playground at the village... kakak and adik could spend hours in this area should we not call for a stop!
Yeay... orang kita!
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After boxing day, what is next? yeahhhh, New Year 2010... however, like other previous new years we did not celebrate it although there was an earlier intention to join the crowd to see the new year's fireworks. London Bridge and Westminster are the famous new year celebration spots. Instead we just spend our nite at our nice and warm living room and comforted our lazy butts on the 3 seater cozy sofa and watched some tv programme. Cant remember what it was. Once in a while adik and kakak would shout in excitement: whats that??? ~ everytime they heard the cracking sound in the sky. Unfortunately the beautiful splashing fireworks were not within our visual spectrum. Lucky there was utube that i can show adik and kakak what it was like. :D
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Oxford Street...
Depan Selfridges...
Makan fries...
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December and January will always come to us with birthday celebrations. Earlier was kakak's, and now its mummy's. No party, no balloons, just a simple homemade cake baked by the pretty birthday girl herself... with some effort from kakak that gave a simple yet beautiful decoration on the cake with colourful sprinkle. The final touch was to use and stick the recycle candles that lighted up brightly our dim living room. Then the birthday song was up in the air sang by one handsome young prince, ahak, and echoed by two adorable angles... That was all. Yet we hope that has made a memorable event for mummy and may all mummy's dreams and wishes would come true. We love you mummy and may Allah will always help and guide us in our daily life. And may successes and many happy returns would be bestowed upon you and our family here and hereafter. Insya Allah.
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Adik kagum tengok lilin yg banyak... :D
Kakak happily sang birthday song for mummy...
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And this week in early January 2010 snow comes again. Distrupted most of the public transport and warning was telecast across the country to only travel when vital. Schools were closed, and some use this extreme cold weather as an excuse not to go to work, brilliant! ... and London was gloomy again. Not many activities can take place and most would just be hibernating instead, hahaaa... but it did not effect our mood since we are truely and excitedly looking forward for a better and brighter 2010, insyaAllah...
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Let it snow, let it snow...
Snow rahmat...
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Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to wish a happy new year, and may 2010 be a year of prosperity and loads of happy returns... and this prayers are meant, just like what micheal jackson once cried for... for you and for me and for the entire human race! Tu dia....
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Amiin...
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Amiin...
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