Big Ben
Indeed, London always calls me :
- when I see an airline or travel agency advertisement for London (or Stor Brittania as it is known in Norwegian)
- when I see a block of old English cheddar at my favourite delicatessen store
- when I see a restaurant advertising Fish and Chips (pffft, can’t beat what you get in London
or Australia) - when I eat not-so-nice Orange Maramalade (the <3 quid bottle of Orange Marmalade from Marks & Spencers is very tasty)
- when I’m at Lush Cosmetics (can’t beat British prices)
- when I think of my friend Mpt
- when I think of buying magazines (we pay 3x the price of a magazine in GBP here, after currency conversion)
- when value of the GBP drops (evil laugh)
- when I see overpriced Clarks shoes here (they are a lot cheaper there)
- when I read about cosmetic brands offering travel exclusives (Heathrow is not an airport, it’s a mall
) - when I think of buying a trenchcoat (and this girl needs one, really..)
- when I think of buying a pair of rubber Wellingtons (always comes in handy, even if they look a wee bit strange)
Now for the best part: I’m going to London for 4 days and I am mighty excited. I have a huge list of stuff I want to buy do, with the aim of helping the British economy 
We have to do our part, right?
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Hooray for helping the British economy! I’m with you all the way. Take one for the team! I’m so excited for you dear
Awww thank you
You’re such a sweetie, Pinchy!
Have an excellent trip, my dear! And have lots of fun supporting the British economy.
Thank you. I will try to exercise some caution though, as I do have to take more Norsk courses. Must resist (chants).
You lucky lukcy girl! Company trip? My close friend just moved to Swindon (it’s near London she says), said the weather is really cold so bring lots of sweaters. And happy shopping – can’t wait to see your hauls
Thank you. Actually it’s vacation. The new job is more of a chained-to-the-desk one that I kind of like, so no travels
My experience with business trips were always lacklustre so I don’t really mind.
Hm, the forecast looks pretty mild, 9 to 18 C.. that’s really nice, Spring-ish weather. Not quite Summer I guess. My quasi-Nordic self is probably more accustomed to cold. 9 C Is definitely cold if you are used to Malaysian 35 C, no doubt. I hope your friend likes it in the UK, it is a nice place to live in, the variety is amazing.
First thing I think about London is CHINATOWN/BAYSWATER!!! MALAYSIAN FOOD! ROAST DUCK!!! Lol. Trust the glutton. And ohhh, English Breakfasts. Drooool.
I’ve never been to Bayswater. The more I get to know you, the more I worry that I might have lost my fascination for food
I love good food but I try really hard not to crave food because you can get almost nothing here, nothing that we are used to in Malaysia at least.
I did buy all of the frozen mini char siu paus at the asian grocery store yesterday (sapu all three bags). Maybe I’m still a foodie?
You should go to London too… there are some really good deals sometimes. I hope you’re doing well madam
I love London, its one of my favorite cities
Have fun.
I’m back (:
Yay. Looking good Miss P.
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