British Museum (Part 1)

I have been visiting a lot of museum in London. So far British Museum is my favorite museum. A lot of things to see inside. If you happen travel to London in future, put this museum in your list. Entrance is FREE!

I will visit this museum again, because 2 hours in this museum was not enough for me to discover.






~Ancient Greece and Rome~






1) Venus
2) Statue of Dionysos
3) Lely's Venus


many of these statues are missing some parts...




Will share more with you next post...

Happy Mother's Day

I know that most of my readers from Malaysia probably feel weird and ??? in your head, when you see the post's title. Because we celebrate Mother's Day on second Sunday of May not today.

However Mother's Day in UK is on Fourth Sunday in Lent (Lent is a holy time in Christianity. It is a forty-day period leading up to Easter). Today is Mother's Day in UK. This is the third British's culture I learn; this is my 7th week here.

The only person I miss on this day is my mum...

Mummy, I miss you, sorry I am away so far from you...

Cheery Blossom in London! Spring is here!!

Spring is here!!
Today is sunny and the temperature was 18'C, very warm and sunny!!

Guess what? I saw a cheery aka sakura blossom at here. This is my second time seeing the cherry blossom; my first time was when I having a vacation at Washington DC, USA. I hoped I have chance go to Japan to see the cherry blossom in future...

I heard that Penang has "sakura trees", after seeing the pictures in my friends' blog, I think, they are not a real sakura trees, they just look the same when you see in from far far away. :P

London's real sakura trees (^.^)




To see the Cherry Blossom in Washington DC, click this link, http://www.xavirian.com/2008/04/washington-dc-part-1-cherry-blossom.html

Red Nose Day / Comic Relief

Today is a Red Nose Day for year 2009. Red Nose Day is the second British's culture that I learn; this is my 6th week here.

Red Nose Day is the main way in which Comic Relief raises money. It is held in the spring every second year (means every 2 years, I am so lucky to be here!) and is often treated as a semi-holiday, with, for example, schools having non-uniform days. The day culminates in a live telethon event on BBC One (like TV1 in Malaysia) starting in the evening and going through into the early hours of the morning, but other money-raising events take place. As the name suggests, the day involves the wearing of plastic/foam red noses which are available, in exchange for a donation, from many shops.

All this funny business unites the whole nation in trying to make a difference to the lives of thousands of people living in abject poverty, or facing terrible injustice, both across Africa and in the UK.

Every 2 years, they have different design of nose. These 3 types of noses is this year design.


This pictures taken in Sainbury's (a chain groceries store), they will doing something to ask for donation to Red Nose Day.


Most of the people wearing the red nose on this day, for the awareness of doing the charity.

http://www.boltonschool.org/JuniorGirls/News/ItsComicReliefDay!/

Kikey on Magazine!!!

One of my reader 宝茹 (I am also her reader, of course!!) She is a writer. She wrote a article about different characters/personalities and how they reflect in their PC's or laptops for PCShopper magazine. I happy that to be honored of being one of her interviewees.

(Click on the picture below to enlarge them, so that you read the full article)


P/S: If you wonder why my picture not on that magazine, click on the following link, http://21knots.blogspot.com/2009/03/tale-of-3-pc-lovers.html

Imperial War Museum

Imperial War Museum. Look at the name, you know that every things inside this museum is regarding to the war.


British 15-inch naval guns is locate in front of the museum.


This is part of the Berlin Wall.


This is the symbol for remembering the war


Inside the museum


Something about war in Malaysia. (Click on the pictures to enlarge, if you wanna know more detail.)




The uniform they were wearing.


You probably saw these 2 types of car in the old movies about war. The left hand side is the first aid car.


Share some pictures here with you guys, too much, can't post all here. :D

Sherlock Holmes (名侦探 - 福尔摩斯) - Part 2

The pictures inside 221b, Baker Street.

After enter from the front door, this is ground floor hallway.


Study Room, shared by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.










Sherlock Holmes' Bedroom


Doctor Watson's Bedroom




Mrs. Hudson Room (the landlady)


Display of the Sherlock Holmes stuffs.




If you read the case of The Greek Interpreter, you will feel familiar with this cane chair. This is the original cane chair used by the artist Sidney Paget. This Original Cane Chair to be Displayed to mark the 150th Anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Birthday on 22nd May 2009.


Some of the memorabilia from the adventures:
(left) A Scandal in Bohemia.
(right) The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax.


(left) The Final Problem.
(right) The case of The Red Headed League.


The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton


The Sherlock Holmes Museum is open every day 9:30 am -6pm (except Christmas Day)
Admission: Adult £6, Child (Under 16) £4.