Once upon a time, a baby named Clara went out to lunch with her mom and aunt (that’s me) at a Chinese restaurant in downtown Kingston called New Kam Tong. Clara simply liked it there, not because her last name is in Chinese or for anything else.
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At Victoria Memorial in London
Today marks the day I left the country for the first time. I could still recall how sad, fearful and exciting it was. My flight to London was scheduled at midnight of July 27, 2007. Before leaving for the airport at 7pm of July 26, I was at home relishing every… continue reading here.
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Central London’s Waterloo Station
London’s Waterloo Station is what MRT North Avenue or Taft Station is to Manila. But hundred times bigger, busier and more sophisticated. Waterloo serves as central station for London Underground, different trains that would take you to the suburbs and bullet trains that could whisk you out of England to Paris… continue reading here.
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A bus stop along Exhibition Road fronting Clarence House
The first time I rode on the double decker red bus was during my very first visit to Central London last year. I was with my cousin. We were supposed to go St. James Park but eventually got lost along the way. So we took the bus near the Parliament… continue reading here.
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Marks & Spencer at Edenwalk. Outside are people bathing under cold summer sun.
My cousin and I would regularly visit the town centre in Kingston, a 15-minute drive from the house with no traffic and a few blocks away from Kingston University (where Prince Caspian lead star, Ben Barnes, attended college) and Kingston College… continue reading here.
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