Day 5: Exploring London.

Visited my old church today. Emmanuel Evangelical Church (EEC). I could hardly recognize anyone! I was too young and it's been ages since I left. Ps Benny Ho preached there last week when transiting through London on the way back to Perth from Argentina.

After church, Dad and I did some London sight-seeing. The hours of non-stop walking and standing were exhausting, but it was well worth it cos we got to see Big Ben, St Paul's Cathedral, Parliament House, Trafalgar Square, Downing St, Chinatown and more.

It so happened there was a ''Keep TVR British'' protest going on in the city, so the streets were flooded with countless souped up TVRs all growling, grunting and vrooming about. That was quite a sight I must say, certainly not something you see everyday, or any day for that matter.

My old Converse shoes are really old and tattered, to the extent that water can seep in when I step in puddles. I have suffered the torture of walking around for hours with smelly mushy squishy soggy socks many a time! Gone are the days of my affliction, for today was the long-awaited day of redemption from my misery and sorrow: I picked up a pair of white Lonsdale shoes for £30! Not a bad deal considering London's mad-expensive prices.

Day 2-4: Paris!

Dad and I went to Paris from Thursday - Saturday. The total cost of our flights and accommodation was under ₤300! Ok on second thought, that's not all that cheap... But we had a great time sight-seeing! The architecture there is simply marvelous...

Day 1: The Adventure Begins.

I touched down at Heathrow airport at sunrise, a little groggy from the long flight. I was greeted by a blast of cold wind as I stepped off the plane. Ah. Love it.

Dad picked me up in the rental car and drove us to the house where I will be renting a room. The room is very "cosy"; barely fitting a single bed and wardrobe, separated by 1 metre of walking space. The house is owned by a Malaysian couple from the church. They kindly offered a low monthly rate, inclusive of food! The location is convenient; here's a tube station, fish & chips shop, convenience store and other random outlets 10min walk away. Will do.

We went to visit our old house and old old house; the homes to many of my happy childhood memories. They looked the same from outside, nothing much has changed since we left.

The highlight of the day was visiting my first school; Ladybird Montessori School. I used to go there when I was 2-3 years old. Much to my surprise, my old principal cum teacher at the time, Nicki, was still around! She was very excited to see me. I was her first student, a role model and teacher's pet. (My, how people change! Haha.) As she picked out a copy of the current prospectus, she told me that there was a picture of me in it. True enough, right there on the very first page was a photo of little Andrew with his teacher Nicki, 16 years ago! I was astonished. We later took a picture in a similar pose for fun; doesn't look quite the same; he's aged and I've grown fat! Haha.

To conclude the day's expeditions, Dad and I went to the city. We stopped at Liverpool Street station and explored the surrounding area. The station was bustling with people scurrying about hurriedly. We dropped by the RBS office for a quick look. After a couple of hours of city-exploration, it was getting dark and we had to get going in order to beat the rush hour crowd.

My legs are still aching. Haven't done so much walking and standing in a while haha. 'Twas a great first day! :)