Sunday, December 14, 2014 - [LONDON 2014 Day 1 ! ]
13Dec - Saturday
Hi there, at this very moment, it is 4pm on Saturday in London, which is midnight exactly in Singapore, which would be 2am in Brisbane on Sunday.
What a day it’s been!
Hi there, at this very moment, it is 4pm on Saturday in London, which is midnight exactly in Singapore, which would be 2am in Brisbane on Sunday.
What a day it’s been!
I’m distressed at the moment because the Wi-Fi has magically stopped working in the Hamid house — by the way my family’s come to stay at our relative Uncle Jafar’s house while wife and my two lovely cousins are on holiday to KL, Borneo and Phuket.
So the flight was pretty good, some good looking guys on the flight to Dubai :33 it was really nice flying on an A380 because its really huge and had more space than a usual plane. That being said, Economy is still uncomfortable for long flights. I could see the cockpit and I was right beside the stairs leading up the Business and First Class, so that was exciting. The A380 even has a “cloak room” to keep our coats straight until just before disembarking.
So the flight was pretty good, some good looking guys on the flight to Dubai :33 it was really nice flying on an A380 because its really huge and had more space than a usual plane. That being said, Economy is still uncomfortable for long flights. I could see the cockpit and I was right beside the stairs leading up the Business and First Class, so that was exciting. The A380 even has a “cloak room” to keep our coats straight until just before disembarking.
7 hours later we arrived at Dubai and had a 2hour stopover where Alisha and I ate. After watching the movie “Chef” I’ve been inspired to make my own little 1secEveryday movie, so .. watch out for that.
The second flight didn’t have any dashing stewards so I slept the entire way. There was however this guy beside me who kept calling the stewards to get at upgrade to business or first class claiming he had sufficient frequent flyer points. He was making a fuss about how he has ‘sleep apnoea’ which I would google right this moment if the internet was working .. He said he needed to have a proper rest or he would burst or something ..
In the end he didn’t get the upgrade.
(Internet is back!) A quick google just told me that it means his airways can collapse for over 10seconds blocking airflow to his heart, wtf he'll die ? Why didn't he just buy a Business Class ticket in the first place?
Got to London safely, tho there was a computer malfunction I heard so about 200 flights have been delayed, again I would read about it but I can’t at the moment.
Uncle Jafar hired a car for us so off we went to 103 Green Lane.
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We arrived at their house at about 8am and everyone was still asleep pretty much and slowly waking up because we were there. Then they were in a flurry of last minute packing for their trip.
It was awesome seeing Safia and Zaid again, my dear cousins that I haven’t seen in a decade. I had been to the house once, some parts have changed. It was in this house, 10 and a half years ago (because my first time in London was during Summer) that Zaid had taught me what MSN was and he became my first contact C:
memories…
We had a lovely breakfast with Afghan bread, minced beef, chicken curry, lemon pie and profiteroles. Oh how ‘white’ I’ve become, my family had no idea what profiteroles are heheheh .
We went out to the backyard to enjoy some -5degree chill for about 30seconds and ducked back into the house. We talked, we laughed, we watched tele, we played games, we tried to pet the cat Mia, who’s obviously confused and scared about the sudden noise and company.
Here's some old toys we were playing with :33
And this is Mia, the fat tabby cat C:
It’s a pity that we didn’t get more time together, the other Hamid family left at 1pm for their holiday and the house became quiet suddenly.
Everyone took a nap, I thought it’d be best to take a short one and get up and go out somewhere hence why I’m typing right now because I got overruled and everyone else is still asleep.
Good luck sleeping tonight guys. I shall be the only one blissfully sleeping then.
The internet stopped working when they left.. I’m not sure why, the Wi-Fi has connected and it says signal strong with 5 bars lit up on my screen and my phone yet nothing’s loaded.. Obviously no one can read this right now .. but I just like writing in detail..
I’m quite afraid of turning off the router and turning it back on, given my history with technology .. it’d probably explode in my face.. but still.. I want it work.. so here goes ..
Well… just waiting for my devices to detect the home wifi … it’s really dark here already by the way, it’s just 4.16pm but it feels like 7pm. The house is so silent.. there’s only the sound of a ticking clock and my tapping of keys..
OMG the internet is working, yay me! Time to publish this post then!
Oh haayyy family's awake, alrighty here's a picture of London at 4.36pm.
Okok .. heres' the pictures of the house I know you're all dying to see ~
Let's start from the 3rd floor and walk our way down. Some rooms are closed, so this isn't the whole house ahaha.
This is the room I'm currently sitting and blogging in, also gonna be the room I spend most time in, on the top floor. It's the warmest room too.
Did you notice that the clock is backwards and the hands go anticlockwise. YEAAA zoom in on that shit.
Kitty's corner.
Oh wow, look at that 1pm versus the 4.36pm I just took.
Safia's room C: Safia is an amazing person by the way, she's an Echo-Cardiologist, so she reads scans of patients' hearts and diagnoses what's wrong and sends all the info to doctors so they can operate. Neat huh! I used to sleep in this room, a decade ago, the bed was in the middle of the room back then..
Zaid's room. Zaid is a cool guy too, he gets invited to Lamborghini and Ferrari and other expensive car showrooms because he's been taking photos for a few years and seems to have become quite reputable. Check him out on Facebook: Zaid Hamid Photography. I was gonna go with him on a photoshoot but ))): .. bad timing.
This is the guest room where mom and dad are sleeping in hehehehe :3
Huge mirror on the wardrobe and a view of the backyard! C: we used to play cricket there, and Zaid's mom threw the cricket ball with all her might from the master bedroom (later you'll see) and it hit him in the eye XD !!
Master bedroom ensuite, Alisha and I get this room! YEAAAA, mainly because the bathroom tiles are heated and Mia loves to curl up there to sleep and dad's scared of cats.
Guest Bathroom, also huge.
First floor TV room.
The "For-show-only-no-one-ever-goes-in" room
KITCHEN! Pretty sure we'll whip up a roast on Xmas C:
Okie that's all for today, here's fat Mia on the heated tiles!
Labels: cousins, day 1, Dubai stopover, family, hamids, holiday, house, London, mia, middlesex, winter
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1:11 AM.
