Leaving on a jetplane~ ♪

I'm flying back home after spending

2 years, 4 months & 8 days in the UK :)

What a feeling ain't it! I can't wait to see my family & friends after all these years...

I've forgotten how hot Malaysia was... Friends who have gone back to Malaysia

couldn't stand the weather in Malaysia... God hope I can adapt the heat in Malaysia...

I can finally have Malaysian food and Japanese food in bloody cheap price!

Sis told me a trend of people having Japanese buffet in KL... Talking about all

those places that I haven't heard before... Tenji? Jogoya? Yea, definitely

gonna try one of those! ^^

I've missed many things... my brother start taking undergrad program,

my cousin, liang liang borned a year ago & my dad doing a new business right now....

Malaysia had several things happened that I couldn't believe,

from the anti-government riots of last year to the recent

burning churches by the Muslims... I was scared to go back home...

Oh well I still have to go back... for Chinese New Year!!!

2 years without Malaysian CNY... can u imagine...

that's probably the main reason why I go back, angpaos~ ($$$) :)

Edinburgh: Day 2 & 3

by wh

Edinburgh, Scotland

Day 2 we went to Calton Hill. The right timing, right weather and right "everything"!!! the sun is just coming out about 8 o'clock... the view is incredible, we saw beautiful white snowy mountains from the hill...

The view of Princes Street from Calton Hill...

Dugald Steward monument of Calton Hill...

Lovely weather at the top of Calton Hill...

The view of the snowy mountains from Calton Hill...

National Monument and the Nelson's monument...

JUMP! really looks like reaching at the top of Mount Kinabalu...

Then, we been to a place where the guidebook says it's a must-see. It's the Edinburgh Castle, which I personally don't recommend people to go in. It is just not worth 11 pound to get into a place to look at the view of Edinburgh. I think Calton Hill is way better than Edinburgh Castle and it's free of charge.

Sis and me at the Edinburgh Castle...

Felt not worth 11 pound to get into the Castle...

which the view is just not as nice as from the Calton Hill...

Then, we've been to the Elephant House to have a break for ourselves. It's the birthplace of Harry Potter. It is rather a marketing concept as neither the coffee and chocolate is nice. We were writing our postcard inside the cafe and people around us are having great time chatting. I wonder how JK Rowling wrote her book in such environment.

The Elephant House, the place where

J.K. Rowling started writing about Harry Potter...

The hot chocolate I've in the cafe...

we wrote our postcard inside that cafe...

Scottish Bagpiperman!!! :D

earning some income by the street...

Everything is beautiful in Scotland when it snows...

Day 3 we've been to St. Giles Church, Greyfiars Bobby and back to the Princes Street... Not much on day 3 as there's only few places that we haven't visited... And the weather is so beautiful, bright sun and blue sky... which is good because the sky start snowing heavily just before we went back to Newcastle...

Scott's Monument near Princes Street...

St. Giles Church of Edinburgh...

Greyfiars Bobby...

Bobby is a terrier who spent

14 years in guarding its owner grave...

A statue of Bobby is made to remember its loyalty...

Close...

Lots of small alley entrances in Edinburgh

which they called them close...

A Hard Rock Cafe ghost hunting night...

Interesting stuffs seen in Edinburgh...

Yup, the trip finally comes to an end and

proved that my Chinese is getting worse...

I've written "dao ci yi you" on snow...

and one of the word, "you" spelled wrongly when we

realised the mistake on our train back to Newcastle...

RIP weng fatt...

Chia Weng Fatt, or ah lang he was my classmate, my scout buddy, my friend just passed away yesterday. I'm now in Rome, Italy sitting here in a hostel's internet hub, reading one message after another about his passing is just unbelievable. I was shocked big time even Im not as close as compared to his other good friends. The last time we chat was on Facebook, talking about me going back to Malaysia and meeting him, celebrating Chinese New Year in Segamat. I don't know why you do it that way but you sure have your reasons of what you've done. I missed those days with you especially during those scouting sessions in seg hwa and times in Segamat. You're such a nice friend and for me it's such a great lost in life without a good friend like you... You were talking about your thoughts coming to the UK to work or study here part time and work part time in the UK last time with me... But why? why ah lang? I know I've missed the class gathering in Malaysia few months ago, but why cant you wait for the Chinese New Year? and why do you did that to yourself? I still can't believe it because you're such a great guy who wont do this kind of thing...

But thank you my friend, you've left me some great memories... Hope you'll be rest in peace my dear friend Chia Weng Fatt...