Hampton Court April 08

Oxford April 08

Just a short hour train ride from London Paddington station (similiar to our daily travel time to work), it did not feel like a huge effort to get to. Oxford has a certain feel to the place. I cannot quite pen it down to words, you would have to be there yourself. We really liked the place, and am planning to head back again. We missed out on the Great Hall where Harry Potter was filmed (was closed that day) and also Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland shop (was closing when we got there at 515pm). We stumbled upon a floor piece dedicated to John and Charles Wesley too....not sure what else we might stumble upon when we next go again!


Where would you like to go?

Dave posing - Christ Church

Us posing - Christ Church

Jonah - Christ Church

Original Tavern as you wiggle your way through some alleys

Evicted ...to a new home...

12th April, a new beginning.

We received a letter from the housing agent that the Landlord would be taking the property back and we had to vacate the property. We sighed. Things were about to change just when we thought we were settling down into London! In the next couple of days, we were on the internet looking for a new roof over our head. I must say God directed my fingers to one particular agent's website and found a flat just up the road from us! Hurriedly, made an appointment to see it first thing Sat morning. Apparently, there was another couple looking at it just 15mins before us. That got us worried because we did not want to be in competition with another party for a street we were happy to live at! When we turned up on Sat, the agent told us that the other couple could not make it in the end! Yippee. So we placed deposit on the place on the same day after the landlord okay-ed us as tenants. It worked out well because, the owner was looking for a longer term tenant and we were looking for a stable place to rent at! This time, we have a fixed term contract for 12 months, hopefully, to let us catch our breadth and not needing to move again so soon.

After 6 months at Flat 3, 29 xxxx road, we are moving to Flat 3, 41 xxxx road! Just round the corner... this time on higher ground and with views from our living room!We are currently looking for furniture (the other place was fully furnished), packing and unpacking, cleaning both flats and hoping to call it a day!

Snowing in April???

Unheard of to be snowing in April... It was snowing much more this time round compared to March. It was definitely exhilarating for both dave and myself as we had a few gos at each other and also the other kids after church. We made a snow man with the kids and it was heaps of fun. We enjoyed every bit of it, even the frost bitten hands (haa, ofcourse not).

Eat your heart out - Brussels March 08

Belgian waffles topped with Belgian chocolate.... yummm
Belgian fries topped with mayo (should have been chocolate instead!)