Home already..

The excitement ended. Not because the trip's over but because the holidays are coming to an end. It will not until May do we get to have another looong holiday. Let's talk about my trip to London while the memories are still fresh in my head.

I managed to get my seat upgraded to Business Class, guess I need to collect the Enrich Miles again before my next long haul flight. So, my way over was comfortable and the service was excellent. The seat next to me was empty so that was a bonus. I got to put my carry-on on the seat and not on the overhead compartment, so reaching for my stuffs was a breeze.

I reached London at a little bit after 4 pm and it was already dark, went straight to Lucy's house. Naturally, it was very cold. After all, it's winter. I was glad that Lucy's house was so cozy and I slept like a baby... Something I normally don't do on my first night on a foreign place. Goes to show that though I traveled in comfortable seat, the long hour in the plane was still so exhausting.

We didn't waste our precious time; we went straight to Bicester Village the next day. I didn't go there the last time I was in London. I guess the first time around was more for sight seeing and all that tourists activities. Since this particular visit was on a mission and that was to shop, we went straight to business. Bicester Village is like a shopping heaven for people who like designers at marked down price tags.

As you can guess, the rest of the one week I was there was more on shopping again, I shopped like there were no tomorrow. We went to Harrods, Selfridges & Co, Harvey Nichols and my favorite, Bond Street. And the amount of people was crazy! I hardly could move around Harrods without bumping into other people. I guess, despite the economic downturn, people really took advantage of the Winter/January Sale (equivalent to if not bigger than our Malaysia's Grand Sale).

But there were 2 events that left me with excitement even after they're over. One is the theater where we watched Phantom of the Opera and then the NKOTB concert.

The Phantom was so good that it left me & Lucy crying towards the end. I had to stop the tears though, didn't want my fake lashes to get destroyed. It was like a dream come true, the experience. I always wanted to watch the Phantom ever since I know how to appreciate musicals years ago. It's like the biggest play of all time, and it never come to Malaysia… And I wanted to watch it a couple of years ago but Bo didn’t so I knew I had to make another trip to London to be able to watch it.

NKOTB concert brought back my childhood memories. I remember worshipping them when I was an innocent teenager, hung on to their every lyrics... wished that somehow, someday that they'd make it to our little state Sabah for a concert. As a teenager, I thought I'd never be able to travel the world just to see 5 gorgeous boys sing. Those 5 gorgeous boys have turned into 5 gorgeous, sexy, yummy men.

On the second last day I was in London, we went to a Chinese New Year Lunch at London's Chinatown. After lunch, we went back and I spent the rest of the evening packing back my luggage for the trip back home. I couldn't wait to get back, because I wanted to show Bo what I bought for him and my family. Couldn't wait to tell him how much money I saved by buying my bags & jewelries in London instead of KL. Above all, just couldn't wait to see him, I missed him so much!

I bought so many stuffs that my bags were overweight by 19 kg! I was charged ₤191.00 (around 900RM)... I felt bad but I'm not complaining. Only on one bag purchase, the saving of buying it in London already paid 80% of the airfare + the excess baggage charges.

I arrived KL on Tuesday 7 am and already I felt the warmth of the Sun ray and boy was I glad to be home...

Note: For pictures, go to FB!