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So it’s already been a decade.
How quickly time has passed - I can still remember watching the telly when they broadcasted the Chinese troops marching into Hong Kong, and they lowered the Union Jack and handed the Governor’s flag to Chris Patten. I recall my obsession with collecting colonial-era stamps and making sure that [...]
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I fly in a couple of hours. Again. Flights are alright… it’s the mere thought of having to go through the lines at Heathrow that makes me tired.
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This feels so odd. The guys have all left for HK. It’s only girls left in the house now - four of us. Squealing and screaming, fending off girlish antics. It’s almost like being back in an all-girls dormitory! A rare occurrence, given that Imperial has the highest male:female ratio in any British university.
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‘QuGee’ as a moniker for our original household came about in an unoriginal fashion. We were living on Queen’s Gate… shorten that to QG, and read it out aloud. There. It was one of those things which you’d thought would be a temporary solution, but somehow, it stuck. We started using the term in conversations, [...]
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Mom said it well:
弃我去者，昨日之日不可留；
乱我心者，今日之日多烦忧
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From Prince’s Gardens to Emperor’s Gate, to Queen’s Gate, and soon… Lancaster Gate. Gosh, too many gates. No more royalty though. Hmm, should’ve looked for a Princess’ Villa when we went househunting.
At least now we’ve got a flat. ‘Twas too close a shave. Yesterday was horrible. Felt backstabbed; the holding deposit was for nought! [...]
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This househunting race is such a dirty game.
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Scouting centenary celebrations don’t come any cooler than in the form of a street party / adventure activity day hosted by the Prime Minister. I went with my Group’s Beavers (the really young ones) to Downing Street for some good fun. While I was preoccupied with making sure that the kids didn’t spray paint into [...]
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I’ve recently developed the first roll of film I took with my Nikon FM. That mechanical camera’s a little beastie… I’m loving it. Metering’s totally spot-on and the quality is not bad at all, despite the amount of dust and specks it’s got in it. Hurray for film!
One of the portrait artists along Shaftesbury Ave [...]
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Went with a group of friends (current QG, future QG, ex-bio, family friends who were visiting London) to the Royal Festival Hall last night for one of its signature performances. The London Philharmonic Orchestra was so good! They’re the ones who did the soundtrack for the Lord of the Rings, among other films and pieces. [...]
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These days, we’ve been popping in and out of estates offices and collecting catalogues of properties for let, shaking agents’ hands and nodding our heads smiling at how well-kept a particular apartment looks.
“Hmm, we’ll need some time,” we politely tell a lettings negotiator as she asks if we’re keen on placing an offer. And [...]
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These days, we’ve been popping in and out of estates offices and collecting catalogues of properties for let, shaking agents’ hands and nodding our heads smiling at how well-kept a particular apartment looks.
“Hmm, we’ll need some time,” we politely tell a lettings negotiator as she asks if we’re keen on placing an offer. And [...]
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Playing Warcraft till 5.30am in the morning, while knowing that the following day I had to look after a few dozen screaming children, was rather unwise. It was the Beavers’ and Cubs’ activity day up at Gilwell Park/UK Scout HQ, where they’d have a go at archery, rolling rock climbing, grass sledging and crate stacking. [...]
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Just like the last time when I first visited the island with the Linsteadians three years ago, I had no luck yesterday with the elusive red squirrels. What we did manage to see were a great many ‘wild’ farm chickens, all plump and fluffy and strutting about the fields, some pheasants, and a man in [...]
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