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Cold Winter Sunrise In Regents Park, London
Posted by: | CommentsI have decided that 2010 will be a new year where I will make the best effort to stay super healthy and what’s better way than to start it all off early before the New Year and run in the early morning in Regents Park!! 
I have always wanted to run in the park but laziness always superceded my good intentions but fret no further, it won’t easily happen again. I mean why should I? I get to see great views like these…
A frozen Rose Garden..
Frozen Lake..
The Birds..
The birds nests..
The snow…
and the sunrise with the BT Tower in sight..
German Winter Wonderland In Hyde Park.
Posted by: | CommentsI had great fun today at the German themed Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. I called up my good friend Brian Ollivierre (who’s a great photographer btw) to bring his camera and snap some piccies. I didn’t think that my normal camera would produce great pictures at night. They usually end up being so blur and you can’t seem to capture what you really wanted to focus anyway.
The fun fair was amazing. There were everything that you could possibly want from a winter wonderland. From mulled wine, to chocolate covered apples, to rollercoasters, ghost house, slot machines, fun crazy rides, a circus and the whole shebang..
Here are some of the selected pictures that was taken by Brian.
The Pirate…
The Toy Soldier..
The Cheeky Snowman..
The Little Circus..
The Big Wheel..
Bad News In Singapore.
Posted by: | CommentsIt was quite early in the morning on the 23rd February when I realised that there was a voicemail message left for me while I was asleep. I dialed in to listen in and found out that someone was desperately wanted to speak to me urgently.
I thought that was a bit weird. Why would he want to speak to me so urgently when everyone I know knew I was travelling.
So I dialled the number. I got through and it was a friend of mine, Al, whom I’ve not met for a while in London. He broke the news that made me shiver. He talked about my best friend, Iveta Iravanian. She’s now dead!
I said WHAT! It was only less than 48 hours ago that we chatted on MSN and we even talked about her and husband flying down to the Far East for a quick holiday. She even said that she missed me and couldn’t wait to see me again.
I wanted to fly back to London immediately but I knew that I had several events that was arranged for me to speak at. The situation was made worst when I heard about how she died. I just couldn’t imagine it!.
A coach hit her and dragged her underneath for several meters while she was crossing a road in Victoria. I sat on the hotel bed, shocked and speechless.
I then called Iveta’s husband but every word he said was incomprehensible. I had to tell him to calm down. I was still in denial. It was just too much too think that your best friend passed away when you’ve only spoken to her a couple of days ago.
The news about the accident was televised on BBC and other news channels. I looked at the news on the internet and I couldn’t devour the content. I had to stop halfway through.
The video below was recorded and televised by the BBC to explain how it all happened.
It took me a while to really grasp the situation. I packed my bags and checked out. The concierge took my bags and I left for
a meeting at the other end of Singapore. After 2 hours or so, I came back to the hotel and grabbed my bags, called the cab to Changi International Airport for my next flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I wasn’t in the mood to do anything. All I could think about was her.
Heavy Snow In London…
Posted by: | CommentsI know that I am slightly deviating here but I have just received a call from a good friend of mine in London telling me that it was snowing. This happened on the 8th February.
I sort of knew that it would snow in London but I didn’t expect it to be so heavy. This sort of thing would make London go into a total standstill – which it already did HAHAHAHAHAHAHA…
Glad I’m not there and on holiday enjoying my slightly less stressful day….
Below are some of the pictures of the snow in London taken by my lovely friend Iveta.
