Room 321

It is yet another week. Hmm...Let me recap what have I done for the week. It is a 'loads of sunshine' week though.

Right, so for those who wants to enrol your biometric details (as it is part of the visa application), one of the option to do it is at Oxford Post Office. As it was quite sunny that day, I walked for 15 minutes from Oxford train station to the Post Office, with my trolly luggage and my heavy classic lappy...It was a good exercise though.

Post Office at Oxford, quite a nice building though

Old time Post Box? :)

on my way to Burton to start my week...

A sunny start on Tuesday...Having a bit of sunshine at work is definitely a luxury...

Another sunny start on Wednesday

ice lolly on Thursday. Stop frowing Dave! Both of us were working on the same set of tests.

Another nice dinner at The Dial. Starter - Vegetarian Spring Roll

Main - some kind of fish...but isn't the fish too small?

Dessert - 3 diffrent types of ice cream, including my favorite 'Hokey Pokey' ice cream.

Luncheon with bosses at the Waterfront. Sitting under the sun...cheerio, although I got a headache afterwards.

This is why I got the headache. Ha!

To summarise, it is quite a good week though.
However, still there are a few personal issues that yet to be 'fixed'
Sometimes, i feel the decisions are on me.
I decide how I want to deal with it.
I haven't fully mastered the art of letting go.
Am I melodramatic? Am I paranoiding?
Am I taking a bet?
I don't know but we will see...
Stay tune if you are following Chekie's story.
A good friend of mine once said she admired me
seeing me how I went through all sorts
and I survived
A compliment though
However, it is tiring
I don't know how long i can stay on the battle.

Love is everywhere

A gay couple with their adopted child
I was moved..not that because I am gay, just that there is love
whenever, wherever..
Have faith in love :)

Room 305, 008 and 215

305 (7 - 11 March 2011)

Monday: What a train journey from Reading to Burton

On my way to Burton. Quickly snapped a picture as the weather is good.

We met a chatty sales chap, sitting opposite us. Due to the hat and the pose, he called me Yoko. Am not sure whether I should take it as a compliment. lol!
Tuesday: went to Horse Shoe for dinner


Having a bit of quiz while waiting for our dinner. Do you know what is HP stands for for the HP sauce? :) It took my collegues a while to think about it...

Pudding...


Wednesday: Went to Siam Corner Thai Marina for dinner with A.

This is A's fish...What a nice sea bass..

My chicken hotpot....yummy! I really like this tomyam soup oooo :D

What a nice deco...

finished our food with satisfaction...I was pretty tired that evening, after the meal, I was well awaken :)

Sunday: A nice roast dinner

It was a self made yorkshire pudding. Loving it....:)

I want my pudding!!!

I love pudding! Hahaha!

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008 (14 - 15 March 2011)

This time, our train was terminated at Oxford. A severe delay, and we only able to get into office at 11ish!
In the evening, my laptop was officially dead! Showing the blue screen of death!
Bollocks!!

But, I quite enjoyed the giant bed in my room though:)


@Home (Wednesday)
Went to a vendor office at London for meeting.
Apparently no one wanted to sit besides me, coz I was asking too much. lol!
But this is my job, my job is QA-ing the work!!!

215 (Thursday)
Spending my another day in the hotel. I was up at 445am this morning, so I can catch the early train to Burton. I prefer not to pack with others.

Finally got my working laptop back on Friday. Thanks A for driving me back to office.

Basically I stayed on bed most of my time during the weekend. Fell sick.

Hmm...pretty much for now. Stay tune for my next post!

Room 125 & Room 311

I have skipped one week of writting, a bit of mix of 'busy' and 'lazy'. So I will just try to crack on what I have remembered ;)

21 - 25 Feb @ Room 125, Holiday Inn Express, Burton Upon Trent

Missed a stop and have to wait for the next train to Burton on Trent, late to office, and the big boss was there...oops.

not forgetting to have fun even though in a bad situation

Went to Riverside restaurant for lunch, ordered a battered cod but turned out to be a giant cod

Went to The Dial for dinner. The food was very nice especially the pudding that I had, it was exciting!

Look at my Hokey Pokey pudding ;)

Back to the hotel, lift was broken, it wasn't too bad as I only needa climb one floor :)

Not forgetting working a bit on yoga during the week..



28 -29 Feb @ Room 311, Holiday Inn Express, Burton Upon Trent

I had the most maniac Monday ever! I missed the 0711 train from Reading due to the train delay from Thatcham at 0637. And I couldn't contact my collegue to let her know, coz Vodafone was having service disruption. (Details) Anyway, I still managed to get into office at 10ish. Hmm.

Lift was still broken.But I like rooms in 3rd floor, less noise and better connection for my vodafone dongle

Went to a nice Thai food restaurant Thai Marina. The food blew my mind away.



Was in London on the 3 and 4 March to attend a meeting together with client and another vendor. Meeting was ok, quite productive. A bit embarrasing as I left my laptop charger in the vendor office.

Anyway, I was there early on the 4th. Just popped into a Starbucks at Covent Garden. However, the extra seating in the undergroud was a bit stuffed... I didn't stayed long.



Still, the best part was that I bumped into my old uni mate. I haven't seen her for more than five years. This is what we call fate, I suppose. I was happy to see her and we did chat a lot. She was on her one week solo backpacking holiday! Ahhh, living in the dream! I can't wait to arrange mine one soon!