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another 4 days to go and i shall be saying goodbye to dear old newcastle.
oh how i shall miss the city, the people, the food, the weather, the seasons, the lifestyle...
another 5 days to go and i shall be saying hello to home.
oh to see family, baby ethanthan, sue, ghee, my room, bearbear, the food...
right. enuff... guess the next time i'll be blogging would be from home. no more internet connection. *sigh*
now wanna go to the pub and watch the derby LIVE!!! before halftime edi 2-2!!!
MARCH ON TOONS!!!
oh boy, am i gonna miss this place loads!!!
so what hav i been up to lately?
enjoying every single moment i have left in dear old newcastle.
cherishing every single second i have left in this lovely weather called autumn.
yeah, if u still havn't figured it out by now... *FROM THE HEADER* ... it's AUTUMN in newcastle now.
so, let's see...
... at the end of last month, had a lil' short trip to dublin, ireland with jian, ren & ele. t'was fun and everything... but there's just too many photos and i'm too lazy to blog so much about it so i shall just link to dearrie's page...
SO CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF THE LEPRECHAUN
...though... i might just get into the mood to blog and more pictures will come up cos i don't quite like some of the pics that jian had put up on HIS PAGE. *grins*
...then on the 5th of this month, had a short one day trip up to the northern-most town of england, berwick-upon-tweed. again there were photos taken and again i'm too lazy to post them up. so there. wait til i'm in the mood. :P
...on the 8th, esther came down from dublin for a short trip of newcastle and i had fun taking her around the place. can u believe that i onli met esther when i went on a holiday tour of china with my parents? and that our parents are now friends??? *lol* photos will come soon enuff... when i hav the mood.
other than that... been visiting parts of newcastle, enjoying my life here... savouring all the great english food that i will miss when i leave... Mmmmm... hot chocolate with mashmallows, fish & chips, pizza hut buffet......mmm... *grins*
shopping...
and also the dreaded packing. i hate packing. especially when it seems that i still need this and that and when i onli have 20kg to bring on board. so that just means i have to ship the rest of my stuff back and it'll take like what... TWO MONTHS before i get them?! how do i decide on what i need and what i don't need? my CLOTHES!!! eeeaargh. so, when u see me in m'sia repeatingly wearing something over and over again, pardon me k? it's not like i want to... i don't have a choice!!!
anyways, i better get back to packing. gonna be visiting birmingham tomoro...
SEVEN AM TRAIN!!! aaack!
day 2 : saturday... the real day
t'was a wet and cold night. the weather decides to be funny and drizzles. they open an umbrella and the drizzle stops. they close the umbrella and it starts up again. after getting off the bus, they walk towards their destination.
her legs were already numbed by the cold by the time they stepped into the restaurant. a blast of warm air greeted them along with the deliriously intoxicating smell of delicious spanish food teasing their nostrils. the chitter chatter of other patrons and the clinging clanging of cutlery surrounds them. the lights were dimmed and on every table was a lit candle making the atmosphere in the restaurant a romantic one.
the spanish maitre d greets them and he requests for a table for two. after checking, they were asked if it was alright if they waited for a couple of minutes as there were no tables available yet. she was alright with waiting and they were led further into the restaurant towards the bar. standing around the bar, they decided to get a glass of sangria each.
after waiting at the bar for some time, the maitre d comes along and leads them towards their table in a cosy little corner. they sit and reads the menu. everything was reasonably priced and they choose 3 tapas and a paella. making an order with one of the waiters, they noticed that almost all the people working at the restaurant was spanish.
the food arrives and they were not disappointed. the bread was delicious when dipped into garlic mayonnaise. the same applies to the calamari rings. the sausages thingy that they ordered reminded them of the chinese pork sausage 'lap cheong' which they both disliked. but surprisingly, the sausages thingy wasn't as bad as the 'lap cheong'. 15 minutes later the paella was served and it was a HUGE portion. there was no skimping on the seafood. the prawns and mussels were aplenty and big.
by the time they were done with the food, they were close to bursting. but they were also craving dessert so they decide to take a slow stroll to their next destination before having dessert. after paying the bill, they slowly stepped out of the cosy atmosphere of the spanish restaurant expecting the air outside to be icy cold. but they were wrong. or maybe the sangria was taking effect and that was why they felt rather warm.
by the time they got to their next destination, they were both thirsty. sitting down in the restaurant, he orders a planter's punch and she a refillable diet pepsi. then they slowly read the menu to decide which dessert to order. by the time their drinks arrived, they were ready to order and they both chose to share a tropical fruit yoghurt.
it was about 11pm by the time they went home. and unbeknownst to her, he had yet another surprise up his sleeve for her. hidden deep in his wardrobe was her birthday present. she hadn't been expecting anything from him as he had already planned and threw her a surprise, and had earlier on taken her out for a wonderful dinner with yummylicious dessert.
thanks so muchy dear moo!!! i loved the dinner... just me & you. and i love toby and me parker 17 jersey!!! thank u thank u thank u!!! *kisses* and *hugs*
trying sangria for the first time @ el torero bar; moo?; sangria @ el torero bar; deciding on what to eat... lobster? ;)
starter - bread with garlic mayo; sausages thingy; calamari rings; and the huge paella!!! YUMMYLICIOUS!!!
choosing my tgif dessert; the new tgif at the gate...
precious toby & card; PARKER 17; me newcastle united jersey!!!
day 3 : steamboat
aiyah.. very lazy to write story edi... see pic lah k? *sheepish grin*
yush, von, jen, ren @ steamboat; foodstuff & hands; the owners of the hands; da girls!!!
conclusion : all in all... this was a wonderful birthday for me despite having to celebrate it without my family or my besties. who can ask for more??? 3 whole days of celebrating and being pampered... hmm, actually it would purrfect if me besties were around too. but hey, i've got great frens and i'm thankful for u guys... *hugs* thanks for an absolutely memorable, blissfully happy, satisfyingly delightful birthday!
