My Life in UK, so far...

A New Photo Blog

2011-01-15T18:45:00.001Z

Hello all, I would like to announce that I have launched a new photo blog after a year of absence from the blogosphere. I am pretty excited about this and at the same time feel pretty nostalgic for this old blog. Anyway, I wish that you all can support and give a bit of loving tender care to my new blog. Cheers! http://www.georgelimphoto.co.nr

This is not an end, it is just the beginning of a new chapter

2010-02-28T18:43:00.002Z

Some might have wondered whether this blog will still get any attention from me. The uncertainty does roamed which I am not denying it, as the main reason for continuing to write articles for this blog is not relevant any longer. My life at the moment, sadly will not be happening in the UK so far. I don’t know for how long it will not be in UK, but eventually I will be back to the country I love

Thank you for your support

2009-12-23T00:31:00.002Z

As the year 2009 is coming to an end, I would like to thank all the readers on this blog for your support. The page load for this year in this blog has increased tremendously from 3,293 (year 2008) to 5,182 as to date, which exclude me in the statistics. Total Visitors is 3,591 to date as compared to 2,494 last year. A total of 106 countries visitors have visited my blog over these 2 years. As

I have been out of action in blogging Sphere

2009-10-28T21:46:00.002Z

Due to the fact that I have lead on to an extremely busy schedule which consists of extensive traveling, work and proposal writing. I shall stop updating this blog entries until further notice. Thanks for the support and wish you well.

Robin Hood Run Nottingham 2009

2009-09-19T11:23:00.002+01:00

Running is my passion. I have ran dozens of long distance competitions, and have ran in numerous places. From scenic roads in the campus to one of the longest bridge in the world, courtesy of www.penangmarathon.gov.my Just to give you an idea how long is the bridge courtesy of Ivan Hor from the thread mill to the top of the tower, Courtesy of LINCOLNOSE2® Courtesy of Lil

Apple only rock and roll event 09-09-09

2009-09-09T07:49:00.007+01:00

It is an anticipated event. No doubt. New ipod line up will be announced, and perhaps more new gadgets? Check it out at http://live.gizmodo.com/

Seavas Wien! Vienna Travel Tour 2

2009-09-08T00:16:00.001+01:00

Alright I am back to the normal blogging season, more or less. Right,let’s get back to the travel post. The second day, back to the Stephenson Dom! The lighting is better than the first day around, and I am allowed to go in, compared with yesterday. The front fascia The pulpit, with the sculptures of Saints Gregory, Jerome, and Augustine. Very nice craving. The closer look at the altar. Quite

30th August 2009

2009-08-30T17:28:00.002+01:00

Hell all, thanks for subscribing and waiting patiently for more entries to read. I am extremely busy for the recent weeks. Apart from the usual hectic traveling, I am extremely busy in other proposals writing and work, Really wish that I has 40 hours in a day. So please bear with me while I sorted out most of the things. Will be able to resume the normal blogging season once I sorted out my

Seavas Wien! Vienna Travel Tour

2009-07-25T17:37:00.002+01:00

After the wonderful 3 days in Prague, I alighted a luxury bus to Vienna, the capital of classical music! The bus is well equipped, with LCD monitors in the bus for DVD playback, and free drinks throughout the journey. Fantastic value.. I got my ticket for 9 pounds, which is great! If you book earlier, you can get the ticket for 5 pounds! It is http://www.studentagencybus.com/ Check it out.

Back

2009-07-25T17:03:00.002+01:00

My blog has remained stagnant for a couple of weeks. I was extremely busy with my work, trip itinerary planning, and other stuff. I will try to keep updating my blog, but this time it will be a short summary of the events. Just keep it short and sweet. Hope it is ok with you all. Cheers!

Ahoj Prague! Europe Trip Day 2 Part 5

2009-07-12T00:40:00.002+01:00

When the night fell, I decided to went out for a quick stroll and grabbed any opportunities for a photoshoot, and yes I did get a great chance! Prague Castle and Charles Bridge at night. Handheld shot. ISO200, with exposure length of 1 sec, IS on. Lean on the river barricade. Difficult shot! Same position, different shot. You can still see a little bit blurry due to movement. Difficult

Watch Michael Jackson Memorial Live!

2009-07-07T18:00:00.005+01:00

Surely this memorial will be compared with the King of Rock n Roll Elvis Presley Memorial, you can now watch it live online now with the embedded player here. Rest in Peace Michael Jackson. The memorial now can be viewed in Youtube.com. Thank you.

Ahoj Prague! Europe Trip Day 2 Part 4

2009-07-05T01:20:00.002+01:00

After all those walking under the hot blazing sun, I walked back to the St Vitus Cathedral, and it is great that the long Queue has gone, so I was happily walked into the grand cathedral. I stood at the main entrance and was wondering why so many people queuing to walked into this cathedral? It looks like a typical Gothic style building, nothing special… BUT I saw this! The most vivid and

He is Obama Barrack, the Super Hero!

2009-07-03T23:40:00.002+01:00

Now for something that is completely refreshing, watch this youtube clip! Oh it is so catchy and man, Obama actually looks better than the Spiderman cartoon. But to be frank, Obama really does lifted the spirit of America up, and my perception of America improved a lot since he is a president. Way to go Obama! Yes we can change!

Singer Michael Jackson Dies at 50

2009-06-26T07:54:00.002+01:00

I can’t believe what I have read from the news splashed all over the websites in BBC and AP news. Michael Jackson, The King of Pop had a cardiac arrest and passed away moments ago after a cardiac arrest. RIP Michael Jackson and thank you giving giving us so many wonderful songs. God bless. Article extracted from BBC website: Singer Michael Jackson dies at 50 Michael Jackson had been due

Ahoj Prague! Europe Trip Day 2 Part 3

2009-06-24T20:05:00.002+01:00

Panoramic view of St Nicholas Church.. Forgot about this photo, so uploaded it now. OK back to the castle tour, I am standing next to the castle guard. walked passed St Vitus Cathedral, I reached St George Church, apparently is the oldest church in Prague. Me in front of the St George Church. Interior of the church Looking towards the front entrance Came out front of

Ahoj Prague! Europe Trip Day 2 part 2

2009-06-16T00:09:00.002+01:00

After this, went into St. Nicholas Church at Malostranske Namesti! This is a must go place! I know it is not free, but the entrance fees that you paid is well worth it! Front entrance of the church. Main altar area. Baroque style design. You have to watch the video to truly appreciate the grandeur of the whole church! I was lucky enough to be in the church while a group of girls

Ahoj Prague! Europe Trip Day 2

2009-06-13T00:49:00.003+01:00

Early in the morning, I made a head start to the castle area of Prague, the Hradcany! I have made note the direction of sunrise and sunset so that I can capture the beautiful Charles Bridge photos without the annoying sun glare in the background, which will make the photos looks like over expose! And off I went! Tips for those budding photographers who happen to be in Prague or planned to go

Photos loading problems will be solved tonight

2009-06-10T12:31:00.008+01:00

I have finished migrating my data to the new server. Will get it running by tonight.UPDATED: Seems that the new server is currently having some technical glitch too! What the.... Anyway, photos still can be displayed in the old posts, so you can browse the old posts while I work on migrating to another new server service provider...

My black eagle has landed!

2009-06-06T00:18:00.006+01:00

A week before my Central Europe trip, I got this as my main shooting gear for the euro adventure. Voila the Canon Powershot G10. Some people might ask why I opted for this camera as with that price tag, I can get a DSLR? Canon powershot G10, packed with DSLR full features of PASM modes and with 28mm wide lens, comes with video recording and the most impressively, the 3 inches LCD screen.

Ahoj Prague! Europe tour Day 1 part 3

2009-06-05T23:26:00.007+01:00

After this, I went on top of the Astronomical Clock building. To have a great view of the city. Climb through this. Old town square view from the top of the tower church of our lady upon tyne St. Nicholas Church I took a video of the surrounding while on the tower. On the way back to the hostel, went pass the opera house, with tram in the front. My first

Nottinghamshire Local Council Election and European Election

2009-06-04T00:06:00.006+01:00

Just a short community service message to remind those who are eligible to vote, please exercise your vote on 6th June 2009. It is a ticket to determine not only your future, but your children and younger generation as well. More info can be found on http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/your_council/councilelections.htm (live result will be published in the Council Website too) BBC NEWS

Sitesled.com is down and open letter to the officials

2009-06-03T22:26:00.007+01:00

This is an unofficial announcement for www.sitesled.com web hosting service provider. I am one of the users for this service provider and since 1st June 2009 onwards, the web host seems to be disappearing from the cyberspace. Any access attempt to the website will bring you to the classical network timeout default page. This is not the first time the sitesled.com has been down for several days.

Britain’s Got Talent 2009 Winner!

2009-05-30T22:01:00.006+01:00

Diversity, the hip hop dance group stands out from the rest of the finalists, took away the winning title for the Britain’s Got Talent 2009! This superbly synchronized dance group even beating the judges’ favourite Susan Boyle. Congratulation to Diversity! All the best! Article extracted from ITV.com Diversity win Britain's Got Talent!30 May 09 The dance troupe Diversity beat Susan Boyle

Ahoj Prague! Europe tour Day 1 part 2

2009-05-25T21:56:00.006+01:00

After the astronomical clock tower, I strolled around the square. Horse cart in front of the Church of Our Lady before Tyn Horse cart number 2 Horse cart number 3 in front of Church of St Nicholas ( not to be confused with another one near the castle) Me!!! Church of St Nicholas Nice interior of the church back to the square it was a very hot day! you can see

Ahoj Prague! Europe tour Day 1

2009-05-24T02:04:00.006+01:00

Hello all! Yes I just came back from the fantastic sole traveller travel across Central Europe and still in one piece! Haha! Right now straight to the main story as promised on the previous post, First day --- Praha (prague) Czech Republic! Extremely early in the morning, 5 o’clock to be précised, I arrived at the EMA to get this extremely early flight to Prague. Why that early you asked? Ha,

Where have I been?

2009-05-21T21:20:00.006+01:00

I just came back from a wonderland, guess where is it? This is the photo.. take a guess… a wild guess… More travel blog and experience will be shared in this weekend. Stay tuned!

I am back

2009-05-17T12:32:00.006+01:00

Hello all! I am finally back to the Island of the Great Britain! It was fun travelling in Central Europe, with new friends made, new experiences, and of course new stories and photos to show! I’ll update all those things in these few weeks time, so the pending yet another London trip post will have to wait. Check it out.

Tower crane pull up! Extreme morning exercise!

2009-05-10T21:53:00.006+01:00

This you tube that I discovered nearly gave me a heart attack. No no, it is not those spooky scary stuff, this is the extreme height and life threatening stuff. You will get what i meant after you watch this video. Oh, and the stunts that these guys pull off made Jackie Chan stunts suddenly looks normal. Haha! Oh and they are French. How do I know? Haha, because only French people wear a

Heaviest snow in London, UK trip part 3

2009-05-10T00:40:00.006+01:00

This is the continuity of the winter trip in London. Not much words, just great photos. First, this is British Museum. The very famous Lewis chess set. more info here: http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/t/the_lewis_chessmen.aspx Believe it or not, this is the clock. Whenever the hour strike, it will rotate and the figures all walking around on

New blog layout- web 2.0 fully compliant

2009-05-04T16:37:00.004+01:00

Hello all, as you might have noticed, I have revamped the blog layout, with a few extra things added for ease of use. Feel free to roam around the blog and report back to me if you encounter any errors or bugs. Please do understand that this layout is still in a beta testing stage and I am still having a little bit problem of tweaking the location arrangement of the post title and date. ( It

Mandarin songs catch-up

2009-04-26T01:18:00.006+01:00

I haven’t update myself on the mandarin songs music arena since last winter. Today I finally managed to keep tab of my favourite artist’s latest release. Release date of Lee Hom latest album: Dec 2008, Date that I realised it: April 09. How slow is it for me? A little bit of background intro for Lee Hom if you happen not to know him at all. Wang Lee Hom, who is born in Rochester, New York is

Funny Malaysian Advert

2009-04-22T23:17:00.006+01:00

I read from a person’s blog mentioned about how Malaysian adverts are starting to catch up on Thai adverts trend: witty, funny and it got the message through. A quick search on the Youtube didn’t actually yield much results, but this particular Maxis Advert caught my attention. Really like the idea behind this advert. Have a watch and tell me what you think.

inspirations?

2009-04-20T21:00:00.006+01:00

As you might have noticed, I seldom update my blog lately. My time has been fully occupied by a lot of things recently. Apart from travelling and photography work, I have been extremely busy with my job, and my future planning. The lack of inspiration and fatigue after work killed the joy of blogging. I will try to resume the blogging activity in the near future, but don’t expect many words

Heaviest snow in London, UK trip part 2

2009-04-12T01:29:00.006+01:00

The whole UK was covered in heavy layer of snow in 02/02/09. It turned many cities into a winter wonderland.. I was in London during that time for a holiday.. I know I have blogged about this before, but wanna share more of my photos. Hope you like the photos. But well, not all of them have snow in it. Haha! Notting Hill, Portobello Market One of the many antique shops Thick snow on

Happy April’s Fool!

2009-04-02T19:01:00.006+01:00

Yeah! Hope you enjoy a little bit of April Fool Fun! I am not closing down the blog, as yet. But thanks for all the emails and msn messages that pouring in to offer for buying up the blog. Haha! Anyway, Enjoy the video clip from BBC.. April’s fool as well. LOL!

I am closing down my blog

2009-04-01T00:00:00.005+01:00

It has been a good fun, and a lot of problems created at the same time. It is a difficult decision to make because lots of memories and hard works had been put in this space. But just let bygone be bygones. If any of you would like to take over the ownership of this domain name, please give me an email, and we will discuss over the price of purchasing the blog and other contracts. thanks you for

Happy Birthday 2009!!!

2009-03-26T00:34:00.006Z

Yes It is my birthday today! Any special plan? No… Well, maybe having a pint with colleague in the pub… having a small party in the office? Then that’s it really… Anyway of course birthday without the birthday wish is pointless, so I have my birthday wishes too… Most of them are almost the same with my Annual resolution. But well, at least I will put double effort in it, so the chances of

Oliver 2009 --- Theatre Royal Drury Lane London

2009-03-21T22:55:00.006Z

I finally met Rowan Atkinson A.K.A. Mr Bean after 3 years of searching him high and low in England. Haha! And guess what, he is not in this kind of attire… BUT in this . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as Mr Faggin, in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane London. Michael Jackson came to watched the play as well, but not at the same time with me.. Haha! Check out how

Heaviest Snow in London 03-02-09

2009-03-15T23:58:00.006Z

Hello I am back, and ready to update my blog again… This time is to show you how beautiful it is in London while it was covered in thick snow. In fact it is the heaviest snow in 18 years! Many city dwellers were not very impressed by how inefficient it is for the transport system by coming to a halt after a snow fall. But hey, at least we got a lot of time for our own to walk in that thick snow

Ryanair next big plan! Very funny!

2009-03-12T20:10:00.006Z

This is actually a spoof that makes us laugh so hard, but guess who is the last one laughing all the way to the bank. Next up, 1 pound for toilet entry. Haha…

Online digital photo printing service – FREE photo prints website

2009-03-04T23:16:00.006Z

Recently I searched in Google trying to get the best price and best print quality for the enlargement of my photos due for exhibition submission. As I have learned from the experience, the pricing of the prints alone, doesn't necessary the final price you pay. Handy tips to ponder to get you the most valued price. 1) price per print. This is usually categorized by the size of the photos

Severn Valley Railway Steam locomotive to Bridgnorth + Derby Trip

2009-02-20T00:02:00.006Z

Alright! This is a combined post. 2 in 1. But one get another free. Haha! Let’s talk about my first experience in a Steam train. Location: Kidderminster to Bridgnorth. Some people might ask why suddenly wanna use steam train? Electric train faster! Of course electric train is faster and more efficient, but haven’t you notice that diesel trains and electric trains are too mechanical, too

Heaviest snow ever experienced in the UK 2009

2009-02-15T22:17:00.006Z

UK is having its late winter snow that blanketed the whole country in white. The snow was so thick that eventually you can build a snow man with it! And yes it is! My first time building a snow man! It’s me in the backyard! Very powdery snow! My first snow man! My snow man looked at the backyard… backyard full of snow… Weee!!! More snow reports and london trip in winter coming

Latest news on malaysian visa free status for visiting UK 11-02-09

2009-02-13T12:09:00.007Z

Good news for Malaysians that are clinging to the hopes of the visa waiver programme still valid for visiting Britain. Yes the news is out but strangely not being widely reported in Malaysian daily as it previously did and as refered from my previous post http://george-lim.blogspot.com/2008/07/updates-on-malaysia-case-to-retain-its.htmlThe UK border agency has released the decision to employ the

London by night

2009-01-28T23:22:00.006Z

Hello!! How is your Chinese New Year? Gone anywhere exciting? Would like to share these photos of London night with you mate! Hope you like it! Colour me red.. Slow mo of double decker Colour feast-- Piccadilly Circus with all those colourful advert boards.

Chinese New year Celebration in Nottingham 2009

2009-01-27T16:53:00.006Z

If you ask me to pick one of the most interesting events held in Nottingham, I shall tell you that the Chine New Year celebration at Lakeside Centre/ Highfield Park is the best I have experienced! Even if you are not fancy about culture arts or performance, you must go for the fireworks finale! The fireworks display is out of this world, one of the best I ever see! So be quick, jolt this date

Happy Ox Year! Happy Chinese New Year 2009!

2009-01-23T15:57:00.009Z

Hello everyone! Just a short message to wish you all a Happy and prosperous Chinese New Year! Hope all are well and having a bullish year! Gong Xi Fa Cai! Wan Shi Ru Yi!

Something that Never Changed

2009-01-23T14:37:00.009Z

Well, it is the time of the year again where thousands of city dwellers are heading back hometown for the upcoming Big festival-- The Chinese New Year.I can stil remember vividly while I was in the undergraduate, returning to the home town from Kuala Lumpur takes so much effort, and of course your patient is ultimately tested. Unreliable time table, groups of illegal touts all over the Pudu

Watch Barrack Obama Inauguration LIVE

2009-01-20T15:50:00.009Z

Yes, you can watch it here online LIVE, the historic event of Barrack Obama taking the oath as the America's 44th president - and its first African-American leader. Cheers!EDIT 23/01/2009 : you can watch the recording of the inauguration on youtube.com.

Christmas in England 2008- Part II

2009-01-18T03:08:00.006Z

Alright, now I come back with the Christmas post. The city that I visited to snap some Christmassy photo is London! Right, before the London photos, how about some artistic photos. Waiting, Classic B&W. A trial and error photo shooting method. Converted into Greyscale using Photoshop CS empty.alone.lonely. OK, back to the London photo… First up, London Hyde Park Winter

LATEST Updates. Image hosting problem SOLVED

2009-01-17T01:07:00.006Z

Just a short announcement that after many hours of clicking power and internet bandwidth, the blog images server is fully back online. As you might have noticed, the speed of loading the images are faster than previous too. Well, let’s touch wood and hope that this server will last us for a long time then. Ha! Meanwhile, just enjoy the photos mate!

Announcement—Blog image hosting, Flickr photostream

2009-01-10T21:31:00.006Z

As you might have noticed a couple of days ago, there are something peculiar to the layout and images in my blog… and yes you have guess it right, my image hosting server is down again. sigh.. But not to worry, I have a backup server and in the midst of loading back those images again to my blog. It definitely will take some time, but nevertheless it will be 100% recovered. On another note, It

test for server competency

2009-01-09T23:23:00.006Z

Christmas in England 2008- Part I

2009-01-04T02:33:00.006Z

I know Christmas is over, and everybody are already started to take down the Christmas decor… But let me stop you from doing so quickly first, I wanted you to retain that special, magical moment and show you what is happening in England for the Christmas. All in Photo showcase, Part I, Nottingham. There are many German Stalls set up around the Council House, selling Christmas souvenirs,

Resolution 2009

2009-01-01T23:35:00.006Z

1. Finished reading the last novel of the Harry Potter. I know I am a bit outdated. 2. Continue to learn the foreign language, so that I can flirt with the french woman… 3. PhD studentship, so that I don’t need to find another job for 4 years! 4. Toning up body, so that I will look more like “man” man, and not looking like a pregnant man. 5. 1 overseas trip, and hopefully the plan

Cambridge tour --- The Backs, Cambridge punting, Gate of Honour, King College Chapel etc…

2008-12-26T16:59:00.006Z

The summer of 2008 (Sept the 18), I revisited Cambridge again, now well equipped with audio podcast tour guide and becoming a tour guide for my mate too! Haha… First, I introduced the Math Bridge… The urban legend has it that it was built based on the theory of Isaac Newton (which was a Cambridge Uni graduate) and without any nuts and bolts. And some naughty students not believing it

Have yourself a very merry Christmas

2008-12-25T01:48:00.006Z

I just came back form the midnight mass. Had a fantastic dinner too. Well, what a year… many things happen and I learned through those incidents. I haven’t got a chance to review my annual resolution, but will do it perhaps on the Boxing day… Well have a merry Christmas every one and enjoy the holiday! Here are 2 funny pictures that will make you laugh during the festive season. Cheers!

Pathophysiology of acute response allergy

2008-12-21T17:30:00.006Z

So here you go, a lecture for the hypersentivity I for you. Haha! When an allergen is encountered for the first time, it causes a response in TH2 lymphocyte, and produced interleukin-4 (IL-4). (Types of cytokines). These TH2 cells interact with B cells, through MHC II and costimulatory molecules CD40, CD80 and CD86). Coupled with signals provided by IL-4, this interaction stimulates the B cell

Allergist and allergy…

2008-12-20T00:53:00.006Z

Yeah I know, this blog has been neglected by me recently. I am trying to get back to my feet again after being hit by the stupid Acute viral nasopharyngitis, and of course the bloody airline incident that caused me my pre-christmas holiday, not to mention my moo-lah… Just as you thought life is starting to pick it back up again, guess what… I suffer another blow of cr*p… now in the form of

Randomness… Enough said, Rome I will conquer you.

2008-12-11T00:28:00.006Z

A series of unfortunate events has lead up to me still in the UK at this moment, where originally I should be holidaying in Rome and Vatican City. Enough said, not gonna elaborate anything, just wanna say I lost some money and time and sleep while waiting in the airport! >< Nevertheless! I will conquer you Rome in the near future, just wait you see! As you might have known, it is mid winter now

Row row row your boat...

2008-12-03T21:16:00.006Z

All the universities that I've studied have a lake which allow students to kayak or boat rowing and a skinny dip. Some day in the past summer, I had my first taste of boat rowing, well in University of Nottingham of course! Less writing now and more photos ok? Here you go!

The real Air Asia X price comparison – London to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Return flight.

2008-12-01T15:28:00.006Z

Amid all hype and whistles of the launch of the super cheap £99 one way flight from London to Kuala Lumpur, upon careful investigation, the published fees does not include the high price of airport tax, other standard services and facilities provided.** That is why I took time to write this blog post to do a price comparison and options available for Air Asia X passengers. **(Updated 02.12.08

Bandwidth hogger

2008-11-30T19:13:00.006Z

Don't you just hate it when people that you share the internet bandwidth with are inconsiderate and keep hogging the bandwidth? This is not the first time i've encountered with this type of people. Sometimes i just don't get it, it's 10Mbps and one person can still hogged it for the whole night! i don't care what are you doing on the internet, but a sense of courtesy must be there, at least

It’s £99 or RM499 one-way to fly from Kuala Lumpur to London on AirAsia X. Latest Updates 26-11-08

2008-11-25T16:51:00.009Z

So it is finally here! It's been confirmed! Air Asia X will finally fly to UK starting from March 2009! Price being released too as RM499 on single flight, which is a real deal! Booking is available through www.airasia.com website now! Check out the news from The Star below for more info... Wednesday November 26, 2008 It’s RM499 to fly to London on AirAsia X LONDON: It’s £99 or RM499

Bonjour Paris Day 4 Part I--- The one in Sacre-Coeur, Montmartre

2008-11-22T01:40:00.006Z

A visit to Paris is not complete without a visit to Montmartre, the birthplace of the Can Can Dance, and some might disregard this place as the red light district of Paris... Nevertheless, those are not the main reason I was there, my main intention is--- Sacre-Coeur (pronounced as sa-ku-ra ku) This unique building is in fact, a church! As the main material for this building is calcite,

Bonjour Paris Day 3 Part II – The one with the night cruise, the illuminated Eiffel Tower.

2008-11-16T01:32:00.006Z

The cruise by night is simply marvellous and you can actually see the different mood of Paris has set in with those romantic light lit up and occasional slow numbers being played by the riverside. OK, less talk but more photos this time ok? Ha! Classical Parisian apartments One of the famous bridges across the Seine river conciergerie We ended up the day by a quiet

Remembrance Day—11-11-2008

2008-11-10T23:31:00.006Z

Dear all, please join me and millions of other citizens to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war. There will be a 2 minutes of silence at 1100am GMT and hope everyone can join in to honour the fallen warriors. I have personally known neighbours and friends who themselves or families members that fought the WWI and WWII. You just couldn’t

Bonjour Paris Day 3 Part I – The one in the Versailles

2008-11-08T00:21:00.006Z

Today I'm going to conquer the largest palace in the world---Versailles! Built by King Louis XV and completed by King Louis XVI, it contained rooms, all of them are lavishly decorated by ceiling drawings, and each of every rooms drawings and furniture never look the same and have different theme! The Royal’s private chapel Such a lavishly decorated room! On top of that, it has

Bonjour Paris Day 2 Part IV- The one in Pompidou and Musée d'Orsay

2008-10-31T23:51:00.006Z

Ok now we are back to the Paris post again! Woot! We reached Pompidou Centre, which housed the contemporary art collection in Paris. And I can understand why when this building was built in 1960s, many Parisian held protest against it… The escalators in Pompidou centre. It is because it was built in the midst of the classical houses, which the Parisians proud of! See those extremely

I lost my draft posts!!

2008-10-31T21:40:00.006Z

I am extremely not pleased about this! I have no idea why it is happening but my PDA suddenly froze and unwilling to start up! I try soft reset and guess what, it wipe out all my blog draft entries! That is so unusual! Soft reset won’t clear my memory! Anyway, guess it is time to get a replacement for this old Sony Clie. So guys, since that the drafts are gone, you have to wait a little longer

Air Asia X low cost airline fly from KL to UK, Japan, Europe Updates!

2008-10-28T15:16:00.008Z

1) First announcement of Flight to UK 2007 2) AirAsia X to fly to London UK by year-end 2008 Mar 2008 3) Air Asia X to UK London more updates! Fly in March 2009 and from RM1,200 ( GBP188) return. May 2008 More links regarding to flights from Kuala Lumpur to UK4)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/2469038/Air-Asia-X-to-launch-UK-Malaysia-flights.html 29 Jul 2008Telegraph did quoted

Air Asia X Low cost flight from Malaysia to India (Kuala Lumpur to Tiruchi)—RM49 only promotion

2008-10-27T23:38:00.007Z

Editted on 28th Oct 2008This came as a quite a surprise for many as Air Asia X has took a turn of direction and made the decision to fly to India as early as this December 2008. For the past 2 years, many has anticipated that Air Asia X will manage to made its maiden flight to Manchester or Stansted in the UK in late 2008/09. Of course this is not speculation at all, as it has been announced

Congratulations my best friend Joshua!

2008-10-23T23:11:00.006+01:00

This morning I received a very surprising but pleasant email from my friend. He is finally taking the plunge and set his foot down for marriage! I am sincerely very happy and wish that I can attend the wedding ceremony too, just to witness the major life progression of my dear friend! Unfortunately I have to stay put in the UK for quite awhile before flying back to Asia. Anyway, my friend! I

Bonjour Paris Day 2! Part III---The one in Notre Dame de Paris and Place des Vosges

2008-10-19T16:49:00.006+01:00

Notre Dame—Here I come!! a sculpture depicting the Last Judgement, part of the chapter Revelation is on top of one of the HUGE entrances. Close up of the sculputes On the left side represent the good, where angels surrounded the good souls, while the right side represent the bad, where evil chained them up and pulled to hell. Sitting in the middle is Jesus, where he will do the

Bonjour Paris Day 2! Part II---The one in Le Bon Marché, Restaurant Crêperie Saint-Germain, Sainte-Chapelle

2008-10-12T02:24:00.007+01:00

Le Bon Marché is the oldest departmental store in the world. We quickly glance through what the store has to offer. It comprise of the quite traditionally range of perfume, luxury merchandises. But I did find that the fresh food section existed in the store quite amusing. First time saw so many different types of tomatoes… Cherries sections Berries--- Looks can be deceiving. I'll

Bonjour Paris Day 2! Part I---The one in Église Saint-Sulpice, Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Chapelle Notre Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse

2008-10-09T00:19:00.007+01:00

Waking up early in the morning, getting ready to roam the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area! We walked to Église Saint-Sulpice, the cathedral which made famous by the Da vinci code novel! You have to appreciate the unique architecture of this cathedral as it takes more than 140 years to build! Pardon the shabby appearance, it's currently under renovation. Stock photo from Wikipedia. The

Bonjour Paris Day 1! Part III-- The one in Académie Nationale de Musique – Théâtre de l'Opéra, Musee de Louvre

2008-10-04T01:33:00.007+01:00

After this, we head to the Académie Nationale de Musique – Théâtre de l'Opéra! It's for a quick browse. I can't help but stayed there for a couple more minutes just to admire this gorgeously built Opera House. Fantastic Building architecture! Upon close inspection, you will be able to see the statues of famous composers like Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach (my personal favorite)... As it is

Bonjour Paris Day 1! Part II-- The one in Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe

2008-09-28T00:29:00.007+01:00

We reached Champs de Élysées, the extremely famous high street... Famous for it's posh fashion houses, and insanely high priced clothes. It is so hot!!! Me with the lemon sorbet on one hand, camera and guide book on the other hand! On the High Street. Look how busy is the street! Wa.... And finally, I reached the Arc de Triomphe! This is the place I dreamt of stepping my foot

Bonjour Paris! 23.07.08 Part I-- The one in Tour de Eiffel, Champ-de-Mars, Pont Alexandra III, Petit Palais

2008-09-21T13:56:00.007+01:00

Paris, the city of light, the romantic city of the world. My next dream city after England. On 23rd July, I finally fulfilled my dream... Budget =GBP150 duration = 4days 3nights. Transportation= Fly to Charles de Gaulle airport (paris) by BMI baby.low cost airline. Within city: Metro, walking, crawling, running.... Back to Uk: Eurostar, swimming through English Channel (just kidding)

Teaser...

2008-09-20T02:44:00.006+01:00

Right, I know this week I didn't update my blog at all... It might be due to the fact that I was pretty busy for the whole week, and I went to Cambridge for another one day trip.. Hehe... But too bad I missed Steven Hawking! He is in Cambridge currently to launch a new clock design... Anyway, stay tuned to this blog, as I have almost finished compile the comprehensive recent non-UK tour blog

London's Calling...

2008-09-11T22:40:00.008+01:00

It's been the n times I have been to London for job interviews. Been to many different places that I've never thought of going. Snapped a couple of photos too... Busy tube scene on peak hour... I'm quite worry when snapping this photo at that time, worry that people might suspect me have ulterior motives... In the British Musuem. Fruit juice bar, Borough Market Tower Bridge

New UK migrant worker rules outlined updated September 2008

2008-09-09T13:26:00.008+01:00

What can I say more, when you thought that life is tough, this thing just dropped it like a bomb! Now it is getting tougher! Guess the Home Office in UK is getting on the nerve of the potential international skilled workers, experts or specialists who wanted to contribute in the UK. Oh, and talk about the application fees, £400 a pop for post study work visa, and £900 for a 3years Skilled Worker

I found my peace, at last...

2008-09-06T01:07:00.006+01:00

If you did read my last post, you might know that I have been in a lot of troubles and turbulence in the past 2 weeks. I have been blessed to have so many friends and work colleagues that concerned about me and offers a much needed helping hands and words of encouragement. Helps, be it just words of encouragements, or getting things sorted out on behalf of me, offering me a temporary place to

Old Photos taken in 2002 & 2003 in Malaysia

2008-08-31T23:30:00.007+01:00

I found these photos lain around in my old email archive... Those were the photos taken years ago while I am still learning to master the art of photography... There were not really good shot, but I thought at that time there were good! Ha... Anyway, here goes the old photos... Taken in Batu Ferringgi, Penang island... Flow, taken in Gunung Ledang recreational ground My friend's

Cloister Maseev Gathering...

2008-08-29T22:29:00.007+01:00

I know that this is such an overdue post, which happen in the 20th of May! OMG, I know it is too long ago... Anyway, we cloister house people (apparently most of the crazy ones) decided to gather in one of the Thai restaurant in adjacent to the university. Alright, no questions about why Thai restaurant please as I have NO answer for you. LOL! Guess who was/were my housemates/flatmates b4?

Trouble trouble please go away...

2008-08-23T18:07:00.006+01:00

As some of you might have notice that my blog has been inactive for almost 2 weeks now. Just to inform you that for the past week, I have gone through one or two unfortunate events which made me unable to bring out good articles or photos to this blog. First, it is the agony and trouble in finding a house to stay. Second, I have to deal with the hooligan landlord who trashed our door, have to

Hello Lincoln! Lincoln Cathedral, Jew's House, City surroundings...

2008-08-10T23:59:00.007+01:00

Lincoln! Ah, the cathedral, the tea room. Oh and the so-famous Lincolnshire sausage. All these wonderful things are available from my door step, well literally 40mins away by train. This is my second trip to this lovely city. This time, on a much better weather and of course, better photos. Without further ado, I'll present you the photo walk through. Haha! Sorry that I can't do a

Nottingham University lake summer shot!

2008-08-05T00:03:00.007+01:00

One summer day, me with my old trusty Canon Powershot A85 at the lake side, and the rest is history... Capturing the best of the golden sunlight and do some stupid stuff... Haha... Playing to be emotional Captured in the university park Nice fresh REAL tulips... Have you seen the dark violet tulips? This is my first time though...

Wollaton Park lovely summer

2008-07-27T23:40:00.008+01:00

The summer always brings the summer rain, summery warm breeze, trees covered with thick leaves..Oh and not forgetting the full blooming of flowers and growing of cherries on the trees. And how can you forget the scene where horny couples snogged away on the field like there's no tomorrow! Haha! Anyway, back to the topic now, I have some nice photos taken from Wollaton Park and would like to

Minor changes to enhance your web experience here

2008-07-27T16:02:00.006+01:00

As some of you might have discover some changes in my blog recently. First is the header and blog title simultaneously. I decided to change the header to a much cheerful & professionally made style. With the change of the blog title from 'My 2 cents in Life' to 'My life in UK so far...' I hope this change will properly reflect the posts that I am writing, especially my life after graduating from

Updates on Malaysia case to retain its visa exempt status to Britain 2008

2008-07-13T02:20:00.006+01:00

Below is the news article taken from The Star Malaysian English Newspaper. It looks like now it is getting harder to even obtain a student visa to study in the UK, as my cousin having his application rejected a few weeks ago. Well, hope the issue will be ironed out soon and it will not be a burden for those law abiding Malaysian who has a genuine reason to visit Britain... Sunday July 13, 2008

Where the hell was Matt done it again! =) Now third video from him dancing all over the world!

2008-07-13T00:01:00.006+01:00

Man, this guy called Matt was/ IS a legend of dancing all over the world! He is this one cool guy that spent his savings and salary on traveling on the Asia part first, then being discovered by Stride Gum company, he is sponsored by them to do the worldwide tour dance! It is hilarious! It is magnificent! The world scenario was so cool! I particularly like the scene at the beach in Bolivia! Looks

Hello Birmingham! The one that I bought so many Krispy Kreme, a visit to the Institute of Barber in University of Birmingham, Bull Ring, City Hall etc...

2008-07-06T01:58:00.007+01:00

Alright, this post I will make it short short and cute cute.. err, maybe not the later one that I just mentioned... One of the main purpose of the visit is to get my Krispy Kreme, ahem and of course to get educational tour of the Institute of Barber. Oh ya, many people might thought it is a place where people learn how to style the hair, or just cut other people hair right? WRONG! Haha... It is

Hello Berlin! Part 5! Museum Island, Pergamon Museum-- Greek temple, Mesopotamia Gate, Bode Museum, Egyptian Museum, Berliner Dom, Lustgarten

2008-06-26T22:43:00.007+01:00

Next up! We embarked on a very educational historical trip --- Museum Island! It is UNESCO certified world heritage. Entry fees is not cheap, 6 Euros, but include the audio guide. But I should say, it worth every single cents of it! As there are a total of 4 museums in the island,we chose only 2 to visit (mind you, you have to pay each museum the entrance fees!) and the time is not on our side at

Hello Berlin! Part 4-- Curry Wurst, Kaiser William Memorial Church, Bauhaus Archive Museum, Victoria Column, Sony Center.

2008-06-15T17:37:00.008+01:00

Ah ha.... The last day to Berlin was a very hectic and long museums' visit! Berlin Museum Island is UNESCO certified World Heritage and shouldn't be missed. But of course, before I will elaborate further, guess you will want to know what I had in Berlin almost every night (and day?)... The answer is this! Curry Wurst!! Or German Sausage with sweet ketchup and a whim of curry powder! Super nice!

Image Server is back online! Woohoo!

2008-06-07T02:23:00.006+01:00

As some might have noticed, my image server is already back online just like usual. Recent busy life has limited my free time to write the blog, but no worries, Berlin trip will be continued!

Image Server doesn't allow Hotlinking anymore!!!

2008-05-30T00:29:00.006+01:00

My old image server doesn't allow me to do hotlinking anymore. So if you do noticed, some of the images in the blog might not appear at all in these couple of days. But fear not, I have a backup image server in place, and it takes time to restore it back to normal working condition. I have managed to restore most of the images for year 2008. The old blog posts might need more time for me to

Hello Berlin! Part 3

2008-05-27T23:35:00.007+01:00

So the next destination is: Schloss Charlottenburg/ Charlottenburg Palace--- the largest existing palace in Berlin! Even though the palace was constructed in between 1695 and 1699, It looks very new indeed! Reason being is that the building was severely damaged after the World War II, and it was rebuilt and from there onwards, it is served as a museum. We took a stroll in the English Garden,

Hello Berlin! Part 2

2008-05-24T01:31:00.007+01:00

Ah ha! The next day! Very exciting start of the day in Berlin. Continental buffet breakfast in the hotel (FREE!). A very nice meal indeed.. I have to mention that Agon Lichtburg is indeed a very value for money hotel. The hotel is clean and simple, functioning I should say. Customer service is great--and most of the front desk people are fluent in English and helpful! That is a plus point. I